as in accusing
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 indicting
That investigation produced criminal charges that Special Counsel Jack Smith dropped last November, citing the Justice Department’s policy against indicting a sitting president.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Detectives continued working the case for years, and in 2022, arrested Shannon Robinson, as well as another individual, but a grand jury didn’t end up indicting them at the time, Sheriff Tim Soignet said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Both cases were dismissed last November in line with longstanding Justice Department policy against indicting sitting presidents.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The court ruled Friday that prosecutors held him in detention too long before indicting him and cited questions about the legality of investigations into the president.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2025
Bong Joon Ho has long been one of world cinema’s most original voices indicting the borderless scourge of late-stage capitalism, class polarization, climate disaster and the oppression of unchecked power.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Investigators grasped for clues for years before indicting the Schweitzers.
—Simon J. Levien, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The locker room was far from lugubrious following an indicting 114-98 loss Tuesday to the weary and mediocre Miami Heat.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Attorneys for both sides agreed in a letter to the court to extend the deadline for indicting the accused, Luigi Mangione, from January 18 to February 17.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Detectives continued working the case for years, and in 2022, arrested Shannon Robinson, as well as another individual, but a grand jury didn’t end up indicting them at the time, Sheriff Tim Soignet said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Both cases were dismissed last November in line with longstanding Justice Department policy against indicting sitting presidents.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
The court ruled Friday that prosecutors held him in detention too long before indicting him and cited questions about the legality of investigations into the president.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2025
Bong Joon Ho has long been one of world cinema’s most original voices indicting the borderless scourge of late-stage capitalism, class polarization, climate disaster and the oppression of unchecked power.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Investigators grasped for clues for years before indicting the Schweitzers.
—Simon J. Levien, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The locker room was far from lugubrious following an indicting 114-98 loss Tuesday to the weary and mediocre Miami Heat.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Attorneys for both sides agreed in a letter to the court to extend the deadline for indicting the accused, Luigi Mangione, from January 18 to February 17.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicting
accusing
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In the years since that race, Gaines has established herself as an unofficial face of conservative attacks on the NCAA, joining a March 2024 lawsuit accusing the association of violating Title IX by allowing trans athletes to compete.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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The election was triggered in June when Wilders abruptly withdrew support from the governing coalition, accusing his partners of blocking his proposal to halt all asylum migration.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Indicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicting. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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