as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
the grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement
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Cormier was originally charged with second-degree murder and cruelty to a juvenile, but American Press, the AP and local news affiliate KPLC reported that she was subsequently indicted by a grand jury on a lesser charge, criminally negligent homicide.
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Becker was indicted last April for allegedly leaking a confidential Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury report to the Niners and then lying about it.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
The dispute over the election also landed him in legal trouble, with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis indicting him on conspiracy charges.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
In Butler County Common Pleas Court, Berling was indicted on two counts of tampering with evidence and one count of tampering with records, according to the grand jury report.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Becker was indicted last April for allegedly leaking a confidential Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury report to the Niners and then lying about it.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
The dispute over the election also landed him in legal trouble, with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis indicting him on conspiracy charges.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
In Butler County Common Pleas Court, Berling was indicted on two counts of tampering with evidence and one count of tampering with records, according to the grand jury report.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Indict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indict. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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