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
According to the indictment, Gough assaulted a juvenile on March 14, 2025, as he was being held at the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center.
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
In addition to the indictment, Cherfilus-McCormick has been examined by congressional ethics investigators for much of her time in office.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
In an indictment Thursday, federal prosecutors said Kevin Taylor attempted to steer an $11 million contract toward the company, SaferWatch, while serving as the commanding officer of the department's School Safety Division.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
Eight others were also charged in the federal indictment.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
In addition to the indictment, Cherfilus-McCormick has been examined by congressional ethics investigators for much of her time in office.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
In an indictment Thursday, federal prosecutors said Kevin Taylor attempted to steer an $11 million contract toward the company, SaferWatch, while serving as the commanding officer of the department's School Safety Division.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
Eight others were also charged in the federal indictment.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictment
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Cedar season is still lingering across Central Texas, with counts in the low to medium range, but signs of spring are beginning to emerge.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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The win gave Norway a record 18th gold medal and further increased their lead in the total medal count in these games to 40 overall.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Tobacco parallels The Los Angeles trial centers on allegations made by a 20-year-old woman, Kaley, and her mother that four social media giants intentionally designed addictive platforms that hooked her as a child and led to mental health challenges, including anxiety and depression.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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State legislators are looking at possible changes to a law that triggered the flood of cases over decades-old allegations by extending the statute of limitations.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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His Mustangs were Colorado’s last big-school wrestling dynasty, with Ottmann in charge for six of what turned into eight straight state crowns from 2003-10.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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Those charges remain under investigation.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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The accusations come after Anthropic’s rival OpenAI made similar allegations earlier this month that DeepSeek and other Chinese AI companies are illegally distilling its ChatGPT models over the past year, in a memo sent to the US House Select Committee on China.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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The accusations included that the U of I professor had a romantic relationship with one of the four victims and ordered their deaths to prevent the affair with a female student from becoming public.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Indictment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indictment. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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