indict
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Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the U.S. began to indict Russian oligarchs and seize yachts and other assets.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
But this changed two years ago when customary law was struck out, he explained, giving "a new regime to indict anyone taking part in the marriage of someone below the age of 18".
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
A grand jury declined to indict Streeter, and a judge later granted him immunity under South Dakota’s stand-your-ground law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
We don’t have clarity on exactly what was said, but based on Judge Perry’s reaction, I strongly suspect they lobbied grand jurors to indict.
From Slate ● May 22, 2026
It was unheard of to indict someone for perjury without any investigation or compelling evidence to establish that a false statement had been made.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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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
Interview by interview, what at first appears to be a murder mystery unravels into a story of class, intrigue and small-town social mobility that ultimately indicts the entire community.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 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
But how can the cause of believers be said to be righteous, when justice itself, and the law, indicts the accusation against them?
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning
A Lufkin officer was indicted Aug. 24 on 100 counts of misusing official information, which Abbott cited as a concerning development during a Friday radio interview.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
The girl was arrested last week and indicted by a grand jury Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Lodge and six other co-conspirators who had no connection to Harvard were all indicted and pleaded guilty in 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Heidi Beirich, who once tracked hate groups for the SPLC, was indicted in Alabama for her alleged role in the scheme and self-surrendered in California, according to a person familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
A trial date for the shooter, who was indicted last month, has not yet been set.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
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The hit man’s quest to track down nursing mothers lends “Your Mother” a peculiar but propulsive forward momentum while neatly indicting the macho stereotypes that usually accompany such action movies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Richarlison, who saw a deadline day move to Everton breakdown, is understood to be exploring his options with sources indicting the 29-year-old is keen to be released from the remainder of his deal.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Before indicting the economy, consider what 50 years of growth actually delivered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
But the track’s harshest beatdown is reserved for a final verse indicting the music industry’s silence.
From Salon ● May 8, 2024
If this should turn out to be the case, I shall want some other chance against her besides the chance of indicting her for perjury.
From The Queen of Hearts by Wilkie Collins
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