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indict

[in-dahyt] / ɪnˈdaɪt /


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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

We have this almost innate sense of: Well, if they indict someone, that person probably did something pretty bad.

From Slate May 22, 2026

She added that prosecutors also didn’t inform the defense that the grand jury initially declined to indict the group that became known as the Broadview Six.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

But grand juries refused to indict many demonstrators accused by federal prosecutors of attacking agents, and a Times review of alleged assaults found that most incidents resulted in no injuries.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 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

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

“It’ll actually be interesting to see if a grand jury indicts these cases.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2025

She indicts herself, itemizing the costs of the production.

From New York Times Jun. 5, 2024

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

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

While they mention — almost in passing — that it’s the “same courthouse where Paxton would later be indicted for investment fraud,” the focus is on the pen.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

Mladic was dismissed from his post after being indicted in 1995, but he evaded capture for another 16 years.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

The finding comes after Super Micro co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw resigned from the company in March, as he was one of the people indicted for his alleged role in the scheme.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

In 2023, a number of civil lawsuits were brought against Harvard alleging the university ignored Lodge's misconduct for several years until he was indicted.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

A trial date for the shooter, who was indicted last month, has not yet been set.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

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

The Justice Department made the charges public last December—a rare case of indicting a foreign military official for abuse of a U.S. citizen abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

Georgia law prohibits indicting the same person more than twice for the same “offense, charge, or allegation.”

From Seattle Times Apr. 30, 2024

Prosecutors announcing at the outset of a case who they're indicting, the charges being brought and why is "fine," he explained.

From Salon Mar. 25, 2024

The special grand jurors selected by the court for the express purpose of indicting the officers of the American Railway Union were well chosen.

From The Pullman Boycott A Complete History of the R.R. Strike by W. F. Burns




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