as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
the grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement
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Recent Examples of indict
The trial comes after his arrest in September, when he was indicted by federal prosecutors.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 5 May 2025
No bond, and Patel is indicted Patel has not had a probable cause hearing, but the Cobb County district attorney’s office took the case to a grand jury, which indicted him, according to Merchant.
—Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
The former chief of the Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company has been indicted on five felony theft charges for allegedly stealing thousands from the department.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
The Context Four individuals have been indicted following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which uncovered a network involving fraudulent marriages and visa applications.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 5 May 2025
No bond, and Patel is indicted Patel has not had a probable cause hearing, but the Cobb County district attorney’s office took the case to a grand jury, which indicted him, according to Merchant.
—Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
The former chief of the Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company has been indicted on five felony theft charges for allegedly stealing thousands from the department.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
The Context Four individuals have been indicted following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which uncovered a network involving fraudulent marriages and visa applications.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Dugan’s dismissal motion also accuses the federal government of violating Wisconsin’s sovereignty by disrupting a state courtroom and prosecuting a state judge.—
Todd Richmond,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Their release was made to look like an escape by the gang, which is being accused of abducting the missionaries, including five children, as a bargaining chip to help secure Joly’s release from a Haitian prison.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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The case is being prosecuted in the Northern District of Oklahoma.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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In a case of life not so much imitating art as inverting it, ever more people are being prosecuted for exactly the opposite: helping someone in need.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Indict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indict. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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