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
Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025
On February 20th, seventy-three days after Brooks’s death, Fitzpatrick announced that a grand jury had indicted nine correction officers and a sergeant in connection with the assault.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Kormarczyk was indicted on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit unlicensed money transmitting, while Carbajal was indicted for conspiracy to commit unlicensed money transmitting.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Combs was initially indicted in September 2024, with his seven-week trial beginning on May 5.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2025
Halligan last week indicted former FBI Director James Comey on charges of making a false statement and obstruction related to his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2020, after Trump called on her to bring cases against Comey and others.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
Combs was later arrested and indicted on multiple charges.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Comey was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of obstruction and making a false statement to Congress related to his 2020 testimony to a Senate committee.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
The controversy around Monaco came just one day after the Justice Department indicted former FBI Director James Comey.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Law, now 48, was indicted last year on five felonies in the disappearance of Rae Allison Berwanger, 54, including second-degree murder, and was expected to face a jury trial last month.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025
On February 20th, seventy-three days after Brooks’s death, Fitzpatrick announced that a grand jury had indicted nine correction officers and a sergeant in connection with the assault.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Kormarczyk was indicted on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit unlicensed money transmitting, while Carbajal was indicted for conspiracy to commit unlicensed money transmitting.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Combs was initially indicted in September 2024, with his seven-week trial beginning on May 5.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2025
Halligan last week indicted former FBI Director James Comey on charges of making a false statement and obstruction related to his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2020, after Trump called on her to bring cases against Comey and others.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
Combs was later arrested and indicted on multiple charges.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Comey was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of obstruction and making a false statement to Congress related to his 2020 testimony to a Senate committee.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
The controversy around Monaco came just one day after the Justice Department indicted former FBI Director James Comey.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicted
accused
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Global organization Human Rights Watch accused the festival of diverting attention away from allegations of the government’s severe repression of free speech and criticized comedians for performing on the behest of an oppressive regime.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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He is accused of firing 11 rounds from a rifle.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Indicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicted. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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