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
In 2020, the Justice Department took the unprecedented step of indicting Maduro and senior officials on narco-terrorism charges, accusing them of conspiring to flood the United States with drugs in order to undermine American society.
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Duncan S. Demarsh, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi unsealed Maduro and Flores’s indicting charges, which are a superseding indictment on Saturday that builds on charges initially filed against Maduro in 2020.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors are still debating whether to make another run at indicting him.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Dec. 2025
The grand jury’s rejection of charges marks the Justice Department’s second attempt at indicting the New York attorney general whom the president has railed against in recent weeks.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
Duncan S. Demarsh, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi unsealed Maduro and Flores’s indicting charges, which are a superseding indictment on Saturday that builds on charges initially filed against Maduro in 2020.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors are still debating whether to make another run at indicting him.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Dec. 2025
The grand jury’s rejection of charges marks the Justice Department’s second attempt at indicting the New York attorney general whom the president has railed against in recent weeks.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicting
accusing
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Fleming eventually left the agency and sued the city, accusing Lee of discriminating and retaliating against him for conducting investigations.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Jan. 2026
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After being notified of the action, Musk’s company almost immediately countersued the conservative influencer, accusing her of violating the platform’s terms of service, which state any disputes with X must be brought in Texas.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Indicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicting. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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