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
The initial focus of the working group will be the Trump cases in New York — the indictment pursued by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and civil enforcement action brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James — neither of which involved federal prosecutors.
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
Is the indictment going to change any of ACT’s operations?
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2025
Louisiana’s criminal indictment Friday shares similar allegations.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
The indictment follows Yoon’s arrest ten days ago, when South Korean prosecutors finally succeeded in forcing him to surrender at his residence after a prolonged stand-off with his presidential bodyguard.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
Is the indictment going to change any of ACT’s operations?
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2025
Louisiana’s criminal indictment Friday shares similar allegations.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
The indictment follows Yoon’s arrest ten days ago, when South Korean prosecutors finally succeeded in forcing him to surrender at his residence after a prolonged stand-off with his presidential bodyguard.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictment
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The Madigan jurors are approaching the length of deliberations in the 2011 retrial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, which ended in a conviction on almost all counts after more than 10 days of discussions.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The rapper was later arrested and charged with two counts of felony assault and is facing up to 24 years in prison if convicted.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration is pushing Romania to lift travel restrictions on Andrew Tate, a right-wing influencer and Trump backer who with his brother is facing a cascade of charges and investigations over allegations of human trafficking, money laundering and rape.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The confrontation happened on the evening of Jan. 23, 2024, when the defendants and the victims met on Bryan Avenue in Antioch to sort out an escalating problem over burglary allegations.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Read’s case ended in a mistrial with a deadlocked jury last July and charges were quickly refiled.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Those charges were sent back to a Bucharest court in December after the Tates successfully filed an appeal.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Sean Combs' legal team also celebrated the dismissal, stressing that the accusations were untrue.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Kremlin on Friday denied an accusation from Ukraine that a Russian drone had struck the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Indictment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indictment. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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