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
Prosecutors charged her with misdemeanor simple assault after failing to obtain a felony indictment.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The co-conspirators then laundered bribery payments through bank accounts located in Asia, Europe and the United States, including in the Southern District of Florida between 2015 and 2018, according to the indictment.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
The indictment, handed up by a federal grand jury in Maryland, charges Bolton with eight counts of unlawful transmission of national defense information as well as 10 counts of unlawful retention of national defense information.
—Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
In July 2021, a representative of Bolton told the FBI that a cyber hacker believed to be associated with Iran hacked Bolton’s personal email account, according to the indictment.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The co-conspirators then laundered bribery payments through bank accounts located in Asia, Europe and the United States, including in the Southern District of Florida between 2015 and 2018, according to the indictment.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
The indictment, handed up by a federal grand jury in Maryland, charges Bolton with eight counts of unlawful transmission of national defense information as well as 10 counts of unlawful retention of national defense information.
—Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
In July 2021, a representative of Bolton told the FBI that a cyber hacker believed to be associated with Iran hacked Bolton’s personal email account, according to the indictment.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictment
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After jurors deliberated for more than seven days, the third count of rape resulted in a hung jury.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Juventus did not make this count but the likes of Yamal, Rashford, Pedri and Frenkie de Jong could pose problems.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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But the tone of those attacks have amped up in recent days, drawing allegations from some Democrats that Cuomo’s campaign is leaning into Islamophobia in the final stretch of the campaign.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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More than 60 South Korean nationals were deported from Cambodia and police are seeking to detain most of them over allegations they were involved in online scams.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Head coach Chauncey Billups wasn’t on the sideline for the opener and was placed on indefinite leave after his arrest Thursday on federal gambling charges.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Enriquez said the man would be booked into jail on felony charges.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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How those districts are drawn can shape the outcome, stoking accusations of gerrymandering — drawing district boundaries to advantage one party over another.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Jim Trusty, Rozier’s attorney, strongly disputed the accusations, saying prosecutors characterized Rozier as a subject of their investigation and not a target.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Indictment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indictment. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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