indictments

noun

plural of indictment
as in counts
a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person that prosecutor gets an indictment for 90% of his cases

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Recent Examples of indictments Trump has long denied wrongdoing and neither case ultimately made it before a jury following his 2024 election victory, after which Smith moved to dismiss both indictments based on DOJ policy barring the prosecution of a sitting president. — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 The supervising judge’s department is sometimes used as an initial stop for cases involving grand jury indictments. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026 In Ohio, prosecutors secured indictments against nine people for voting as noncitizens over the span of 10 years. — Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026 Details of the indictments weren’t immediately available Thursday afternoon. — Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 But the investigation was completed months ago, and no indictments have yet been made. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 Nearly 80 people have been charged and dozens have been convicted since federal authorities announced their first indictments related to the fraud happening at Feeding Our Future in 2022. — Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 The series, by Maines and reporters Sally Kestin and Megan O’Matz, led to arrests, indictments and government reforms and was a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. — Sally Kestin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 Paxton has been shadowed for decades by legal and ethical questions, including indictments for securities fraud, though he was not convicted. — Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictments
  1. counts
  2. allegations
  3. charges
  4. accusations
Noun
  • Lakeside Police Department Ten months after that investigation, and after Prince was fired, the Jefferson County District Attorney has charged Prince with felony theft, official misconduct and 51 counts of forgery, according to state court records.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In April, he was charged with one count of kidnapping to commit another crime, one count of first degree residential robbery, two counts of forcible oral copulation and one count of rape, The Times reported.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of counts
Noun
  • On Wednesday, Cornell University agreed to initiate an independent investigation into how the Ivy League school handled the allegations, Hochul told ABC News.
    — Josh Margolin, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Do No Harm and Students for Fair Admissions, two advocacy groups, sued the medical school over such allegations in May 2025.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of allegations
Noun
  • When Arizona removed Medicaid patients' access to podiatrists, diabetic foot infection hospital admissions increased 38 percent, hospital stays grew 29 percent, and charges rose 45 percent.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The attorneys also urged the Justice Department and local prosecutors to file criminal charges against Exum.
    — Daniella Silva, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of charges
Noun
  • But some of his counts remain, including accusations of tortious interference and infliction of emotional distress.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
  • But as the initial euphoria of the rescue has subsided, officials have begun to raise difficult questions and trade accusations about the security blunders that could have led to a major disaster.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of accusations

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