indict
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The grand jury, in fact, had declined to indict Perkins.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
After a judge dismissed the case, two federal grand juries declined to indict James again, and Keller returned to Missouri.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
Grand juries repeatedly have refused to indict the defendants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
Police in the town investigated the 23-year-old's death as possible manslaughter but no criminal case was brought against Kris Harrison after a grand jury in Collin County declined to indict him.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
In other words, the grand jury had decided not to indict the officers.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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In “Violent Saviors” Mr. Easterly indicts an idea he calls “the Development Right of Conquest”—quite the mouthful—which “confers the right to conquer lands on those who bring material progress to these lands.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Former federal officers may do so when a state indicts them for actions that were within their official duties and they have a “colorable” defense under federal law.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2023
With his compassionate humor, Chekhov neither indicts his characters nor lets them off the hook for their myopic concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
May 7 — Federal grand jury indicts Chauvin, Lane, Kueng and Thao on civil rights charges.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2022
If the people ever wake up, and the District Attorney indicts him, I hope to goodness they put me on the stand, that’s all.”
From The Crevice by Grefé, Will
The United States has also indicted former president Raul Castro, brother of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, over the downing of two civilian planes three decades ago.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Forty government officials and members of Nixon’s administration were indicted or jailed in connection with Watergate, and 48 individuals were ultimately convicted of crimes.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Ratcheting up the pressure, U.S. prosecutors in May indicted former President Raúl Castro on murder charges relating to the downing of two civilian aircraft in 1996.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Federal prosecutors indicted Rinsch in March 2025, alleging the $11 million went into Rinsch’s personal accounts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Despite what some saw as the transparent falsity of the charges, Osborne was indicted by a Westchester grand jury.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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Police in Texas investigated Lucy's death as possible manslaughter but a grand jury in Collin County decided against indicting her father.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
“Britannia rules the waves” encapsulated Great Britain’s command of the seas in a bygone era, but it’s now an empty slogan indicting the British navy’s decline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
But the track’s harshest beatdown is reserved for a final verse indicting the music industry’s silence.
From Salon ● May 8, 2024
Kohberger’s team has argued the grand jury received wrong instructions about the standard of proof for indicting Kohbeger.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2024
His answer is as indicting as is his guilt.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn
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