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indict

[in-dahyt] / ɪnˈdaɪt /


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Federal prosecutors dispute everything from how Crenshaw interpreted the acting U.S. attorney’s decision to indict to communications with the attorney general’s office and televised comments Blanche himself made about this case.

From Slate Aug. 23, 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

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

In Georgia and in the federal system, a grand jury that indicts people cannot force the testimony of a target.

From Seattle Times Aug. 13, 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

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 Will Grefé

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

Authorities indicted Wang and the others two weeks after Jin was reunited with his family in the United States.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

While U.S. authorities have bought charges against ex-Mexican governors and other former high-ranking officials, the case against Rocha Moya marked the first time that a sitting Mexican governor has been indicted.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 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 U.S. has tried to rein in the trade, indicting some individuals and expanding the sanctions.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 7, 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

The government discussed the question of depriving Chatillon of his rank and dignities and of indicting him before the High Court as a conspirator, an enemy of the public good, a traitor, etc.

From Penguin Island by Anatole France




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