indictment

noun

in-ˈdīt-mənt How to pronounce indictment (audio)
Definition of indictmentnext
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 Republicans in Massachusetts quickly called on Flanagan to resign after the indictment was released and he was arrested. — Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025 This included the claim that the AI could complete orders without human intervention at a 93% to 97% completion rate, according to the indictment. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025 But Duncan Levin, a white collar criminal defense attorney who used to be a federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, noted any such agreement would now be moot, given the dismissal of Adams’ indictment. — Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025 State regulators pushed Flanagan to produce evidence that $10,000 deposited into his campaign account in January 2023 had actually come from his personal funds, the federal indictment said. — Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indictment
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  1. count
  2. allegation
  3. charge
  4. accusation
Noun
  • More than 50,000 Palestinians in Gaza have so far been killed in Israel’s retaliatory offensive, according to the health ministry there, which does not differentiate between combatants and civilians in its count but says more than half of the dead are women and children.
    — Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
  • More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s retaliatory offensive, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not differentiate between combatants and civilians in its count, but says more than half of the dead have been women and children.
    — Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of count
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  • The sheriff's office declined to comment on the case or McGhee's allegations that it was not investigated appropriately.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Cary Moon, a fromer Fort Worth city council member and one of the plaintiffs representing the Heritage Homeowners Association in the lawsuit, told the Star-Telegram his group wasn’t backing down from its allegations.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of allegation
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  • The best photos from this year’s March Madness 1 of 68 The Gators make their charge Things turned around just after that.
    — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
  • As well as the recent charges, five women in the U.K. — four who remained anonymous and one who was 16 years old — previously came forward to accuse Brand in a joint investigation by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 current affairs show Dispatches in September 2023.
    — Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of charge
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  • Users suspected that their creative output might be used to train Adobe’s generative AI models, an accusation the company denied.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 12 Apr. 2025
  • In the case of Sienna Evans, who came onto the show as Shep’s love interest, was met with accusations of using him for money, fame, and celebrity by his cast members.
    — Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of accusation

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