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 Tens of thousands of dollars were flowing through these interactions, the indictments show. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 In April 2026, a federal grand jury returned indictments charging the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. — Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 In a second half filled with indictments on Imai’s inauspicious season, few seem more glaring than this. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 But most of the indictments were dismissed with the ratification of California as a state a few months later. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Grand jury indictments are relatively rare in Los Angeles County, and former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani, president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, said prosecutors may have pursued one in part to obtain testimony from celebrity witnesses. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026 That partnership has already had a ripple effect, identifying targets who would have otherwise been undetected and resulting in indictments, like the case involving the 13 defendants. — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026 Katie Schwartzmann, legal counsel with the organization Protect Democracy, says more indictments against protesters could be coming. — Meg Anderson, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026 The Johnson County district clerk could not immediately provide copies of the new indictments. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indictments
  1. counts
  2. allegations
  3. charges
  4. accusations
Noun
  • After Graf announced Robinson would stand trial on all seven counts, Robinson pleaded not guilty to each of the charges.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Gadd appeared ​at Southwark Crown Court by video link ‌from ⁠prison and denied four counts of indecent assault, two counts of indecency with a child and ​two counts ​of unlawful ⁠sexual intercourse with a girl under 13.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of counts
Noun
  • Daniel and Lisa disputed their son’s allegations in various court filings and moved to dismiss the lawsuit about a month after it was filed.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The allegations in the federal indictment mirror those brought by Minnesota officials, who have separately charged Castro with assault and false reporting of a crime related to the nonfatal shooting of Sosa-Celis.
    — Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of allegations
Noun
  • Nearly all his conduct charges were dismissed, the suit says, even as the student faced a lengthy campus ban.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Selective repression had already been introduced before 2022 with the imprisonment of a number of governors, ministers, and high-ranking civil servants on charges of corruption and abuse of power.
    — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of charges
Noun
  • The accusations surfaced after the Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy (COGS) petitioned to have a court unseal the divorce records dating to 2012.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Høiby pleaded not guilty to the most severe accusations against him, including those of rape, while admitting to some lesser charges.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of accusations

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“Indictments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indictments. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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