as in counts
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 indictments
Following their June 2023 indictments in Romania, Andrew and Tristan remained on house arrest until August 2023, when they were released and placed under judicial control, the Associated Press reported.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Of the 16 defendants arrested Tuesday and charged in two indictments, 11 lived in Escondido, according to prosecutors.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
The federal government eventually brought 71 indictments against sanctuary workers.
— Made By History, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
The president’s two federal indictments were brought by Jack Smith, a special counsel appointed in November 2022 by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
While Garland was appointed by President Joe Biden, that does not prove that Biden was in any way involved in the prosecution or that the former president personally ordered the indictments.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Ahead of Sean Combs’ arraignment on two superseding indictments Friday, federal prosecutors and Combs’ defense attorneys are proposing vastly different timelines for a jury selection as both parties gear up for the May trial.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
One of the new indictments expands the time frame of allegedly criminal conduct and adds two alleged victims.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
But an all-white grand jury returned no indictments.
—Essence, 10 Mar. 2025
Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Of the 16 defendants arrested Tuesday and charged in two indictments, 11 lived in Escondido, according to prosecutors.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
The federal government eventually brought 71 indictments against sanctuary workers.
— Made By History, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
The president’s two federal indictments were brought by Jack Smith, a special counsel appointed in November 2022 by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
While Garland was appointed by President Joe Biden, that does not prove that Biden was in any way involved in the prosecution or that the former president personally ordered the indictments.
—Liam Reilly, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Ahead of Sean Combs’ arraignment on two superseding indictments Friday, federal prosecutors and Combs’ defense attorneys are proposing vastly different timelines for a jury selection as both parties gear up for the May trial.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
One of the new indictments expands the time frame of allegedly criminal conduct and adds two alleged victims.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
But an all-white grand jury returned no indictments.
—Essence, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Indictments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indictments. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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