as in charged
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
Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Youngblut is federally indicted for murder, a capital crime, among other offenses.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
Grayson was fired in July 2024 by the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office after he was indicted in this case.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
In 2015, Italy indicted Imperiale for drug trafficking, and also requested his extradition.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
After all, he was already indicted four times, with help from reporters—and then won the popular vote.
—Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Comey was indicted shortly after Halligan took office.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
In 2019, Paul allegedly crashed a boat into a bridge, killing one of his passengers, and was indicted on three felony charges.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Then, in February of this year, Coral Gables criminal defese attorney David Macey was indicted along with Pagan on charges of bribing Costanzo in a scheme to obtain confidential information about drug-trafficking suspects to recruit them as potential clients for his law firm.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
Adjective
Cleary was indicted later that year.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Youngblut is federally indicted for murder, a capital crime, among other offenses.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
Grayson was fired in July 2024 by the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office after he was indicted in this case.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
In 2015, Italy indicted Imperiale for drug trafficking, and also requested his extradition.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
After all, he was already indicted four times, with help from reporters—and then won the popular vote.
—Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Comey was indicted shortly after Halligan took office.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
In 2019, Paul allegedly crashed a boat into a bridge, killing one of his passengers, and was indicted on three felony charges.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Then, in February of this year, Coral Gables criminal defese attorney David Macey was indicted along with Pagan on charges of bribing Costanzo in a scheme to obtain confidential information about drug-trafficking suspects to recruit them as potential clients for his law firm.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicted
accused
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In Thursday’s indictment, federal investigators accused Rozier and other defendants of breaking the law by exploiting private information about players to win bets on NBA games.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Moscow has been accused of hybrid warfare measures in the region; German media outlet Kieler Nachrichten reported Thursday that the Russian amphibious Ropucha-class landing ship Aleksandr Shabalin anchored off the German coast and blocked a key shipping route between the Baltic and the North Seas.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Indicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicted. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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