as in count
a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person
that prosecutor gets an indictment for 90% of his cases
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Recent Examples of indictment
The money was not invested as promised and was instead used to make interest payments to previous investors, pay business expenses and on the defendants, the indictment alleges.
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City News Service, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Gallegos was not named in the indictments and has not been charged with any crimes.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors met last weekend to finalize an indictment that could be filed within days, CNN reported on Saturday.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was charged in a three-count indictment with one count of destruction of property by means of fire, one count of arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and one count of timber set afire.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
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City News Service, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Gallegos was not named in the indictments and has not been charged with any crimes.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors met last weekend to finalize an indictment that could be filed within days, CNN reported on Saturday.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was charged in a three-count indictment with one count of destruction of property by means of fire, one count of arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and one count of timber set afire.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictment
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While audits and hand counts have shown that the state's election results are accurate, Colorado has been at the epicenter of false election claims.—
Bente Birkeland,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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McBee pled guilty to one count of federal crop insurance fraud in November 2024, resulting in the reality star receiving $3,158,923 in unauthorized benefits.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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An application to an examiner shall be in such form as the Commission may require and shall contain allegations that the applicant is not otherwise registered to vote.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Her lawyers say that the gravity of the allegations against her have compelled her to seek asylum.—
Aida Alami,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Phypers is facing criminal charges, including two counts of injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend or child's parent; and two counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Reuters — Two top Chinese military leaders have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on corruption charges, the country’s defense ministry said on Friday, the most senior officers to be purged in an anti-graft drive that began in 2023.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Both sides traded accusations over the outage.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Pakistan denies these accusations.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Indictment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indictment. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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