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return an indictment
phrase
law USspecialized
to formally accuse someone of something in a court of law:
His case will proceed to a grand jury, which must decide whether to return an indictment.
The grand jury returned an indictment in January, charging the respondent with the three murders.
A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a dozen intelligence officers for their role in the bombing plot.
They were taken into protective police custody ahead of the grand jury's potentially returning an indictment against them.
See also
returnverb(DECIDE)
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