as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
the grand jury could indict the mayor for fraud and embezzlement
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Recent Examples of indict
Davis was indicted in September 2023 on one count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang.
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Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens was indicted in November 2024 after two FBI agents posing as real estate developers offered bribes to him and the other officials to greenlight a development project.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
Federal prosecutors indicted Rinsch in March 2025, alleging the $11 million went into Rinsch’s personal accounts.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Dianne Curry Peck, 59, of Attleboro, was indicted Monday by a Bristol County Grand Jury.
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Mike Toole,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
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Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens was indicted in November 2024 after two FBI agents posing as real estate developers offered bribes to him and the other officials to greenlight a development project.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Federal prosecutors indicted Rinsch in March 2025, alleging the $11 million went into Rinsch’s personal accounts.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Dianne Curry Peck, 59, of Attleboro, was indicted Monday by a Bristol County Grand Jury.
—
Mike Toole,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
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Officials accused her in the letter of violating the university’s time, place and manner policy, which sets rules on free speech activities on campus.
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On Monday, Republicans accused the majority party of continuing to saddle the state government with debt and Californians with high taxes and costs of living.
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The Justice Department portrays the group as antifa militants, while defense lawyers and civil liberties advocates warn the case could reshape how protests and free speech rights are prosecuted nationwide.
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Germany has prosecuted several suspects linked to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda under the principle of universal jurisdiction, which allows courts to try certain grave international crimes regardless of where they were committed.
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“Indict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indict. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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