How to Use indictment in a Sentence
indictment
noun
- She intended the film to be an indictment of the media.
- No one was surprised by her indictment.
- The grand jury has handed down indictments against several mobsters.
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The new indictment stretched the timespan of the charges from three years to a decade.
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NBC News,
24 Apr. 2021
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Chavez burned his wig and clothes at the ranch, the indictment says.
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Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Aug. 2021
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Charges: 9 counts of the 12 total counts in the indictment.
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Eileen Reslen,
Esquire,
30 Oct. 2017
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When the gate agent came to help, the agent was punched in the face, according to the indictment.
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NBC News,
14 Jan. 2022
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Small opened the passenger door, pulled the man out by his shirt and threw him to the ground, the indictment said.
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Cassidy Jensen,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Feb. 2024
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The was no mention in the indictment that the victim was a minor.
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Jack Greiner,
Cincinnati.com,
3 Dec. 2019
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The details of 37 counts against Trump in indictment are vivid.
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Lisa Mascaro,
ajc,
15 June 2023
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The jury has also been shown 11 checks that each make up one of the 34 counts in the indictment.
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Aysha Bagchi,
USA TODAY,
12 May 2024
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Both then traveled to Beirut and sold the guns for huge profits, the indictment says.
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Adam Ferrise,
cleveland,
26 July 2022
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McAfee faced up to 30 years in prison under the indictment . . .
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Daniel Tenreiro,
National Review,
24 June 2021
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But his plan on the day of the indictment seemed to focus on sheltering in place.
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Steven Levy,
Wired,
19 June 2020
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Keed himself was not among those named in the indictment.
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Neena Rouhani,
Billboard,
4 Jan. 2023
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My friend used to call my bag a bag of indictment because there was spray paint and gloves.
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Imani Mixon,
Detroit Free Press,
18 Oct. 2020
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The indictment was filed last year but she has not yet been arraigned in North Texas.
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Kevin Krause,
Dallas News,
15 Jan. 2021
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None of the schools had been named in a previous indictment.
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Rachel Bachman,
WSJ,
11 Apr. 2018
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Young Thug is facing eight counts in the 65-count indictment.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
11 Dec. 2023
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The grand jury approved the charges as part of an indictment.
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Dennis Romero,
NBC News,
3 Nov. 2024
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Williams has pleaded not guilty to the eight charges filed against him under the indictment.
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Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2024
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In the indictment, Carman is accused of, but not charged with that killing.
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Lisa Rathke,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2023
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In the wake of Mr. Smirnov’s indictment, Democrats have called for an end to the impeachment inquiry.
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Glenn Thrush,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2024
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The trial for others charged in the indictment is set to begin next month.
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Kate Brumback,
USA TODAY,
15 Dec. 2022
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And, at least according to the indictment today, that turned out not to be true.
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Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2020
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Gutierrez has since pleaded guilty to two of the indictment’s 10 counts.
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Patrick Danner,
San Antonio Express-News,
29 Aug. 2022
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Biden has since paid off his tax debts, a fact that his lawyers have cited in the days since the indictment was unsealed.
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Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2023
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Chung's connections to the home are implied in the indictment.
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Michael McCann,
SI.com,
22 Aug. 2019
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In fact, Ozy’s TV deals play a critical role in the indictment.
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Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Feb. 2023
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The findings, which are still being sorted through, led to the indictment.
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New York Times,
11 May 2018
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