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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
There is a separate Smith report into the indictment of Trump for allegedly hoarding presidential records in Florida.
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The Walla interference case led to an indictment, and Netanyahu faced criminal charges for bribery and fraud.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The Republican former president, appearing on a video feed 10 days before he is inaugurated, again pilloried the case, the only one of his four criminal indictments that has gone to trial and possibly the only one that ever will.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Nashville Police arrested a man wanted on a first-degree murder indictment after officers deployed spike strips to stop him from fleeing.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2024
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The Walla interference case led to an indictment, and Netanyahu faced criminal charges for bribery and fraud.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The Republican former president, appearing on a video feed 10 days before he is inaugurated, again pilloried the case, the only one of his four criminal indictments that has gone to trial and possibly the only one that ever will.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Nashville Police arrested a man wanted on a first-degree murder indictment after officers deployed spike strips to stop him from fleeing.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictment
Noun
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Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts for falsifying business records last summer and is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday at 9:30 a.m.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Trump wrote 34 checks describing these payments as legal expenses, and he was convicted on 34 counts.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In a December court filing, Tanner’s lawyers broadly denied the allegations against him.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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The article has detailed old and new allegations various women have made against the author.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Vice President-elect J.D. Vance said over the weekend that the president is likely to start with those who faced or were convicted of charges of trespassing and other nonviolent acts.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
13 Jan. 2025
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Smith went on to indict Trump on 44 total felony counts between the two criminal cases, marking the first time a sitting or former president had ever been indicted on federal charges.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Venezuelan electoral authority, however, has not released official ballot tallies, a move that has fueled accusations of a cover-up.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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Trump has tried to block the report his lawyers said would perpetuate false accusations from cases that have now been dismissed.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Indictment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indictment. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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