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
Holliday and Turley were both under a 2015 federal indictment, alleging three counts of bank robbery for offenses near Kansas City and Joplin.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Later that year, federal prosecutors unsealed a sprawling indictment with Pratt as the lead defendant.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Last year, Camara was charged in a 74-count indictment along with five others in the conspiracy and related schemes.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
This is not an indictment on just the Bills but rather a challenge to a growing trend of in-game football thinking.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Later that year, federal prosecutors unsealed a sprawling indictment with Pratt as the lead defendant.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Last year, Camara was charged in a 74-count indictment along with five others in the conspiracy and related schemes.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
This is not an indictment on just the Bills but rather a challenge to a growing trend of in-game football thinking.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictment
Noun
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The defendant is now charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and faces life in prison if convicted.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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That’s three plums lined up like weary soldiers at reveille by my count.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But the center’s allegations are of another type.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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But whether Prince William knew or not, and what his opinions are, has been a source of many rumors and allegations over the last few days.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Sep. 2025
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Paxton’s legal problems include criminal charges related to securities fraud in 2015.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the Leaf Platinum+ has a range of 259 miles (417 km) on a single charge.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The approach has caused controversy and incurred accusations of racial profiling.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Days later, the accusations leveled by Figueroa the following day landed like a political earthquake.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Indictment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indictment. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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