indict

Example Sentences

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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

The efforts have faltered in court, with a grand jury earlier this month declining to indict James for allegedly misstating the intended use of a property in Norfolk, Va.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

She was using my fingernails to indict my soul.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson