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 The offenses occurred over a 21-month period, according to the federal indictment. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026 Following an eight-count criminal indictment in July 2020 that covered multiple violent incidents between May 2019 and January 2020, Hickerson pleaded no contest in April 2021 to two felony counts of injuring a spouse or girlfriend. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Nick pleaded not guilty after the indictment was unsealed, according to the district attorney’s office. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 In these environments, major news events like the SPLC indictment become opportunities. — Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for indictment
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  1. count
  2. allegation
  3. charge
  4. accusation
Noun
  • He was previously charged with one count of engaging in prostitution, which was amended to the disorderly conduct charge as part of a plea deal.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
  • During roughly the same period, the area also added 1,000 hotel rooms, bringing the total to 8,100, and saw its visitor count double, to 10 million.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of count
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  • The late Hayden Panettiere's fans are demanding a boycott of Neutrogena products, re-igniting a call that came after the actress made allegations the skin-care company wanted to fire her for speaking out about her postpartum depression.
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Supermicro has also been subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, with staff requesting documents related to customers, including the customer that was the subject of the allegations in the indictment.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of allegation
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  • There have been no arrests made in relation to the death, police told CNN, but the father of one of Fortune’s children was arrested shortly after the discovery of her body on unrelated weapons charges, jail records show.
    — Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The 30-year-old entertainer, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, learned on Friday that prosecutors intend to try him for a second time on the charges.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of charge
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  • Just hours after Mark Ruffalo responded to Paramount‘s accusations of antisemitism, the CEO of the Simon Wiesenthal Center issued a statement to Deadline on the subject.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Attorney Mike Caspino told The Athletic last month that the accusations against Gold are false.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of accusation

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