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
Abrego Garcia is alleged to have participated in more than 100 such trips, according to the indictment.
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 6 June 2025
Those words, left on Facebook posts, are at the center of a federal grand jury indictment.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The federal indictment involves money, not the human toll.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Clark, 46, is considered a key witness in the case and was called to corroborate claims in Combs’ indictment.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 6 June 2025
Those words, left on Facebook posts, are at the center of a federal grand jury indictment.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The federal indictment involves money, not the human toll.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Clark, 46, is considered a key witness in the case and was called to corroborate claims in Combs’ indictment.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictment
Noun
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Sconce eventually pleaded guilty to 21 criminal counts — including for mutilating corpses, holding mass cremations and hiring hit men — and was sentenced in 1989 to five years in prison.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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Panasonic wins on word count, which is more of an amusing side note since OM and Panasonic often vie for the lengthiest lens names in the industry.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
31 May 2025
Noun
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All three brothers pleaded not guilty and their attorneys have denied the allegations.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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Wolfe's task has been to discredit the prosecution's core allegation that Read slammed into O'Keefe in reverse with her 2021 Lexus LX 570 SUV and left him to die on the ground in a blizzard on Jan. 29, 2022.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Two other people were also convicted on charges related to Cowles' murder.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The charges against the sixth person in the indictment — a woman who was accused of helping recruit women to film the adult movies — were dropped in 2021, according to reporting from the San Diego Union-Tribune.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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The tit-for-tat accusations have highlighted persistent mistrust and the difficulty in enforcing trade agreements, even after high-level talks aimed at reducing tariffs and calming markets.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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But that temporary ceasefire is already under strain amid the accusations and disagreements about what exactly was agreed upon in Geneva.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 June 2025
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“Indictment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indictment. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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