as in to accuse
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 indict
Quintana and Powell were indicted by a grand jury in January 2022 on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud and two counts of mail fraud, prosecutors said; Powell was also indicted on an additional count of mail fraud.
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Several top law enforcement officers lost their jobs, and former police Chief Pete Arredondo was indicted last year in response to law enforcement’s lack of action, which received sharp criticism.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
The senator served as the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations chairman when he was indicted.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
Cale Clayton, of Drexel, was indicted in April 2022.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Several top law enforcement officers lost their jobs, and former police Chief Pete Arredondo was indicted last year in response to law enforcement’s lack of action, which received sharp criticism.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
The senator served as the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations chairman when he was indicted.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
Cale Clayton, of Drexel, was indicted in April 2022.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indict
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Kennedy has accused Big Pharma and Big Food of keeping Americans sick for profit.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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The pair accuse Ground Game of misappropriating their work to boost its fundraising and stature.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Facebook messages helped prosecute Sarmad Dafar Prosecutors used Dafar’s Facebook messages as evidence in the case, according to the U.S. attorney's office.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Cronin and his team of agents hoped to persuade Chinese authorities to prosecute Guanghua and Fujing Zheng, a father and son who were the top suspects.—
Sebastian Rotella,
ProPublica,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Indict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indict. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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