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Recent Examples of indictable
But the ethical standard for federal judges is (thankfully) not everything short of indictable corruption.
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Matt Ford, The New Republic, 26 July 2023
Gonzalez has also been taken to task for failing to prosecute indictable offenses, including a murder case and a drug trafficking case.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 5 May 2023
What’s more indictable: Fields’ poor statistics or the fact that the offensive coordinator called only 11 pass attempts?
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022
Never mind the fact that backing the party’s mercurial, irrational, and eminently indictable leader requires contorting oneself into all manner of ridiculous and humiliating poses.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
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Matt Ford, The New Republic, 26 July 2023
Gonzalez has also been taken to task for failing to prosecute indictable offenses, including a murder case and a drug trafficking case.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 5 May 2023
What’s more indictable: Fields’ poor statistics or the fact that the offensive coordinator called only 11 pass attempts?
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022
Never mind the fact that backing the party’s mercurial, irrational, and eminently indictable leader requires contorting oneself into all manner of ridiculous and humiliating poses.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictable
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In total, chargeable weight from China and Hong Kong to all markets increased 8 percent from the week prior.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
29 May 2025
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Santos made the grave error of not just lying about his background to voters — which while unethical and unsavory is not a crime — but embezzling donor funds for personal expenses and lying to Congress, among other things, which are chargeable offenses that have now resulted in his conviction.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Going into his second term, Garza remains a darling of Travis County voters, championing their causes of police accountability and criminal justice reform, including less incarceration for people accused of lower-level crimes.—
Skye Seipp,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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So did her criminal defense attorney, Michael F. Hart.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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Anything less is irresponsible at least, and disastrous at worst.—
Skip Sanzeri,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Opting into a federal voucher program that is costly and ineffective would be irresponsible for our state and our students.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Aybar-Berroa also has a criminal history in New York City that includes arrests for second-degree reckless endangerment in May 2023 and fourth-degree felony grand larceny and petit larceny in March and April 2024, officials said.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
25 July 2025
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He is charged with two counts of first-degree reckless homicide as a party to a crime in the teens' shooting deaths.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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First, opponents argued that the rule was unlawful and that Congress would need to amend the statute to implement the changes proposed by DHS in its rule.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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He was arrested at 12:22 a.m. Friday for misdemeanor unlawful speeding and driving under the influence, a first-degree misdemeanor.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 July 2025
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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At the time, Scott pleaded guilty to one count of animal crushing, which refers to extreme and intentional acts of torture inflicted upon animals, often for the purpose of creating shock films.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
30 July 2025
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Ghaly pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and was sentenced in November to 230 days in jail, plus probation.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2025
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Controllable pitching is hard to come by in the big leagues, and the Pirates would be foolish to trade him away after signing him to a big contract.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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Any in-depth evaluation would be foolish until Monday, when players don pads and the pass rush speeds McCarthy up even further.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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“Indictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indictable. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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