indictments

noun

plural of indictment
as in counts
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 indictments Charges have been brought by federal indictments and criminal complaints within the past few weeks against Palm Beach County residents in Belle Glade, Lake Park, Lake Worth Beach, Pahokee, Riviera Beach and West Palm Beach. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026 Three separate federal indictments unsealed Tuesday lay out alleged crimes across California, including kidnapping, murder and drug trafficking. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Bell’s letter to James and New York MFCU Director Amy Held argues that the unit is moving too slowly on cases and amassing too few indictments and convictions for wrongdoing in the Medicaid system. — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 2 July 2026 On Monday, June 29, Garrett Cole Nix turned himself in after authorities announced indictments against him on several charges including manslaughter, the Moulton Police Department confirms to PEOPLE in a press release. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 The indictments say two of the gang members also killed a rival drug dealer on East Lake Street last year. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 30 June 2026 The Justice Department failed to secure indictments for the six lawmakers, and a judge blocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's attempt to reduce Kelly's rank and his military retirement pay. — Quinn Scanlan, ABC News, 28 June 2026 While Pughsley complains about the awards that Heath collected for the indictments, the other bookies sometimes complain about Pughsley. — Keith O’Brien, New Yorker, 25 June 2026 There have also been grand juries rejecting attempts by the Justice Department’s attorneys to get indictments. — John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictments
  1. counts
  2. allegations
  3. charges
  4. accusations
Noun
  • On Wednesday, Nakashima remained in jail at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $45,000 bond on three counts of lewd and lascivious battery by an authority figure.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Singh, who was 21 at the time of the crash, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in June to three counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, court records show.
    — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of counts
Noun
  • Warner said that in the past 10 years, his committee, in a bipartisan manner, has reviewed and investigated all of the allegations the president brought up.
    — Terry Collins, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Scary allegations are not the whole story If voters listened to Trump’s speech without the benefits of fact-checkers or even Google, things sound really, really scary.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of allegations
Noun
  • What began as a low-level juvenile case became five years in secure custody as his behavior deteriorated and new charges accumulated.
    — Christina Buttons, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
  • Although charges have been filed, the District Attorney's statement said the case is still an active investigation.
    — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of charges
Noun
  • Throughout his rise to become the voice of Britain’s populist hard-right, architect of Brexit and chief anti-immigrant activist, any accusations of wrongdoing have largely glided off him.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • AfD vehemently rejects accusations of extremism and argues the agency is being used as a political instrument by mainstream parties.
    — DAVID KEYTON, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026
Definition of accusations

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