unindicted coconspirator

noun

: a person who is named in an indictment as one who took part in a conspiracy to commit a crime but who is not charged in the indictment
The most famous, of course, is the Watergate grand jury's naming of President Richard Nixon as an unindicted co-conspirator in a conspiracy to cover up the Watergate burglary.James B. Jacobs

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Clark was also listed as an unindicted coconspirator in the election fraud case against Trump in Washington, D.C. Newsweek sought email comment from the Trump campaign, Clark, and Cannon's office on Tuesday. Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 Federal prosecutors at the time named Banks an unindicted coconspirator. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024 He was named an unindicted coconspirator in that probe but was never charged. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2024 That hearing happened by video conference and Hoffman is planning to be at Dream City Church for Trump, who is an unindicted coconspirator in the case brought by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat. The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024 Trump is named as an unindicted coconspirator in a state-level indictment brought in that matter in April. The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024 Waldron was listed as an unindicted coconspirator in Trump’s Georgia election-interference case. David Gilbert, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2024 Separately, Judge McAfee set a hearing for Thursday to hear numerous motions filed by Chesebro and adopted by Powell, which include efforts to speak to grand jurors, unseal special grand jury transcripts, and disclose the identities of unindicted coconspirators. Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2023 Trump was also warned not to intimidate or threaten witnesses, including 30 unindicted coconspirators. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unindicted coconspirator was in 1948

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“Unindicted coconspirator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unindicted%20coconspirator. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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