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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
Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
In 2002, a federal grand jury indicted LABS of Virginia and three of its board members for smuggling.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Comey was indicted on two of three counts sought by Halligan just three days after her appointment -- after ABC News reported she was given a memo by career prosecutors in the office informing her that there was no provable case against Comey.
—ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Comey was indicted five days later, and James later in the month.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
Following the suit, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in Arizona investigated Owens' claims and announced in a press release this past May that she's been indicted on seven felony charges.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
El Dorado County’s grand jury has indicted former El Dorado Hills Community Services District General Manager Kevin Anthony Loewen on felony perjury and financial conflict charges, and authorities now have a warrant for his arrest.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
He was indicted by a federal grand jury, entered a plea of not guilty and remains held without bond in the Nassau County Jail pending trial.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
He and his wife, Margaret Hunter, were indicted in 2018 for spending more than $250,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses, including vacations, family meals, and other household goods.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
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
Under his administration, Congress passed legislation to sanction officials of the International Criminal Court after the court indicted Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel for war crimes.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
In 2002, a federal grand jury indicted LABS of Virginia and three of its board members for smuggling.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Comey was indicted on two of three counts sought by Halligan just three days after her appointment -- after ABC News reported she was given a memo by career prosecutors in the office informing her that there was no provable case against Comey.
—ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Comey was indicted five days later, and James later in the month.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
Following the suit, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in Arizona investigated Owens' claims and announced in a press release this past May that she's been indicted on seven felony charges.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
El Dorado County’s grand jury has indicted former El Dorado Hills Community Services District General Manager Kevin Anthony Loewen on felony perjury and financial conflict charges, and authorities now have a warrant for his arrest.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
He was indicted by a federal grand jury, entered a plea of not guilty and remains held without bond in the Nassau County Jail pending trial.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
He and his wife, Margaret Hunter, were indicted in 2018 for spending more than $250,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses, including vacations, family meals, and other household goods.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicted
accused
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The pageant director accused Bosch of skipping promotional activities, including a photoshoot that all contestants were expected to share on social media.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Bovo’s administration accused him of lying to the media.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Indicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicted. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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