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to make a claim of wrongdoing against
the grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement
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Recent Examples of indicted
Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Hedrick, who lived down the street from Miller at the time of her disappearance, would eventually be named a suspect in other deaths, but was never indicted.
—John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
In November 2025, both were federally indicted, and each has pleaded not guilty.
—Michael Delayo, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
In February, an Israeli Air Force reservist was indicted, along with an alleged accomplice, on suspicion of placing bets on Polymarket based on classified information about the 12-day Israel-Iran war in June 2025.
—Nic Puckrin, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
He was indicted along with nine other friends and family members; his sister Ikram Yusuf Mohamed was a leader in the scheme who opened several food sites under the names of family members.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
When Trump won, Smith moved to abandon the cases, acknowledging a longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be indicted or prosecuted while in office.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Both Teresa and Joe were indicted on 39 counts — including bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud — in July 2013.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Cherfilus-McCormick has also been indicted on federal criminal charges, some of which overlap the House ethics case.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The conservative-leaning New York Post has also reported Wahhaj was listed as an un-indicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
Tarsem Singh, an Indian national, was recently indicted on vehicular homicide, involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide charges, according to DHS.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Hedrick, who lived down the street from Miller at the time of her disappearance, would eventually be named a suspect in other deaths, but was never indicted.
—John Wayne Ferguson, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
In November 2025, both were federally indicted, and each has pleaded not guilty.
—Michael Delayo, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
In February, an Israeli Air Force reservist was indicted, along with an alleged accomplice, on suspicion of placing bets on Polymarket based on classified information about the 12-day Israel-Iran war in June 2025.
—Nic Puckrin, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
He was indicted along with nine other friends and family members; his sister Ikram Yusuf Mohamed was a leader in the scheme who opened several food sites under the names of family members.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
When Trump won, Smith moved to abandon the cases, acknowledging a longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be indicted or prosecuted while in office.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Both Teresa and Joe were indicted on 39 counts — including bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud — in July 2013.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Cherfilus-McCormick has also been indicted on federal criminal charges, some of which overlap the House ethics case.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicted
accused
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Putin unilaterally declared a 30-hour ceasefire last Easter, but each side accused the other of breaking it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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In the run-up to the vote, Orbán accused Ukraine of sabotaging a key oil pipeline, while Hungarian authorities seized a shipment of cash from a Ukrainian bank.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Indicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicted. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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