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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
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Ken Paxton was indicted on security fraud charges in 2015.
—NBC news, 31 May 2026
Meanwhile, Debra was re-indicted in Kentucky state court after Ernst and his partner presented their findings to a Louisville grand jury in 2016.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
He was indicted in 2015 on securities fraud charges, though those charges were dropped, and the president chose him over a much more conservative in your description, John Cornyn.
—CBS News, 31 May 2026
Trump was also indicted in an election racketeering case in Georgia.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 30 May 2026
Six Hawaiian prisoners were indicted last year in the May 2024 homicide of another prisoner, with five of the men being charged with first-degree murder, the news outlet reported.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
In other immigration news, a federal grand jury indicted a young man for allegedly ramming federal agents last October, a CPS mom is asking the government to release her son from detention, and Ald.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
However, the Justice Department indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights nonprofit, on criminal charges in April 2026.
—Christopher Justin Einolf, The Conversation, 22 May 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
On May 3, 2018, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania indicted O’Rourke on 15 counts of wire fraud.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Ken Paxton was indicted on security fraud charges in 2015.
—NBC news, 31 May 2026
Meanwhile, Debra was re-indicted in Kentucky state court after Ernst and his partner presented their findings to a Louisville grand jury in 2016.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
He was indicted in 2015 on securities fraud charges, though those charges were dropped, and the president chose him over a much more conservative in your description, John Cornyn.
—CBS News, 31 May 2026
Trump was also indicted in an election racketeering case in Georgia.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 30 May 2026
Six Hawaiian prisoners were indicted last year in the May 2024 homicide of another prisoner, with five of the men being charged with first-degree murder, the news outlet reported.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
In other immigration news, a federal grand jury indicted a young man for allegedly ramming federal agents last October, a CPS mom is asking the government to release her son from detention, and Ald.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
However, the Justice Department indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights nonprofit, on criminal charges in April 2026.
—Christopher Justin Einolf, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicted
accused
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Accompanying the violence, both the Naxals and the security forces – including local militia raised to combat the rebels – have been accused of horrific human rights abuses, including abductions, torture and rape.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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In power since 1994, he has been accused of flagrant human rights violations against his critics, wiping out opposition and independent media.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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“Indicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicted. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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