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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
Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
The grand jury indicted eight and five have been charged with murder.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Blagojevich wouldn't be indicted until April 2009, but in the weeks after his arrest, the Democratic governor declined to resign.
—Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
He was indicted with motor vehicle homicide through negligent and impaired driving on March 26 — two years and three months after the fatal crash.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
In January 2024, he was indicted again on involuntary manslaughter charges following a new investigation by a New Mexico grand jury into the incident, which allegedly found evidence that Baldwin did pull the trigger when it was discharged.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Shaknovsky was indicted by a grand jury on a charge of second-degree manslaughter in the death of Bryan, according to officials.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
David was not indicted before the arrest.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
In December, 2024, Motta received a settlement offer in one of her accident cases on the very day that she, along with Alfortish, was finally indicted in the fraud scheme.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 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
But the vast public record that has emerged from the scandal has raised questions about Husted’s dealings with key players who have been indicted or imprisoned in the scheme, which revolved around legislative approval of a $1-billion bailout for the state’s two nuclear power plants.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
The grand jury indicted eight and five have been charged with murder.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Blagojevich wouldn't be indicted until April 2009, but in the weeks after his arrest, the Democratic governor declined to resign.
—Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
He was indicted with motor vehicle homicide through negligent and impaired driving on March 26 — two years and three months after the fatal crash.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
In January 2024, he was indicted again on involuntary manslaughter charges following a new investigation by a New Mexico grand jury into the incident, which allegedly found evidence that Baldwin did pull the trigger when it was discharged.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Shaknovsky was indicted by a grand jury on a charge of second-degree manslaughter in the death of Bryan, according to officials.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
David was not indicted before the arrest.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
In December, 2024, Motta received a settlement offer in one of her accident cases on the very day that she, along with Alfortish, was finally indicted in the fraud scheme.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicted
accused
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The only constant across different time periods and milieus is that no one has wanted to be accused of it.—
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Israel accused hundreds of UNRWA employees in Gaza of working with terrorist groups and banned the organization from operating in Israel in 2024, effectively blocking its foreign staff and aid from entering the enclave.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Indicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicted. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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