as in accusing
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 indicting
Dramas of climate change, at least ones playing to the subscribers of New York non-profits, tend to preach to the converted and stop short of indicting them.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
That investigation produced criminal charges that Special Counsel Jack Smith dropped last November, citing the Justice Department’s policy against indicting a sitting president.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Detectives continued working the case for years, and in 2022, arrested Shannon Robinson, as well as another individual, but a grand jury didn’t end up indicting them at the time, Sheriff Tim Soignet said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Both cases were dismissed last November in line with longstanding Justice Department policy against indicting sitting presidents.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The court ruled Friday that prosecutors held him in detention too long before indicting him and cited questions about the legality of investigations into the president.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2025
Bong Joon Ho has long been one of world cinema’s most original voices indicting the borderless scourge of late-stage capitalism, class polarization, climate disaster and the oppression of unchecked power.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Investigators grasped for clues for years before indicting the Schweitzers.
—Simon J. Levien, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The locker room was far from lugubrious following an indicting 114-98 loss Tuesday to the weary and mediocre Miami Heat.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
That investigation produced criminal charges that Special Counsel Jack Smith dropped last November, citing the Justice Department’s policy against indicting a sitting president.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Detectives continued working the case for years, and in 2022, arrested Shannon Robinson, as well as another individual, but a grand jury didn’t end up indicting them at the time, Sheriff Tim Soignet said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Both cases were dismissed last November in line with longstanding Justice Department policy against indicting sitting presidents.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The court ruled Friday that prosecutors held him in detention too long before indicting him and cited questions about the legality of investigations into the president.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2025
Bong Joon Ho has long been one of world cinema’s most original voices indicting the borderless scourge of late-stage capitalism, class polarization, climate disaster and the oppression of unchecked power.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Investigators grasped for clues for years before indicting the Schweitzers.
—Simon J. Levien, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The locker room was far from lugubrious following an indicting 114-98 loss Tuesday to the weary and mediocre Miami Heat.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicting
accusing
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Families of those who perished in raging floodwaters at an all-girls camp in Texas this summer are suing the camp and its owners and operators, accusing them of negligence and reckless disregard.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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The families of seven campers and two counselors who died in the catastrophic flooding that swept through Camp Mystic this summer are suing the Texas camp and its owners, accusing them of gross negligence, according to three lawsuits filed Monday.—
Pamela Brown,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Indicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicting. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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