unindicted
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7.3
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪnˈdaɪtɪd/
- Specialized
- In Watergate, publicity and constitutional questions agonized prosecutor Leon Jaworski in deciding whether to charge President Nixon, who eventually was named as an unindicted co-conspirator.
- unindicted co-conspirator
Examples
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In 2007, CAIR was designated an unindicted coconspirator in the trial of the officials operating the Holy Land Foundation, who were accused and later convicted of laundering money for Hamas.
Academic text (2010) -
In 2003, the FBI identified Alwani as an unindicted co-conspirator in a trial of suspected Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders and financiers.
Academic text (2007) -
Although he was not designated as such in the indictment, the grand jury named the President, among others, as an unindicted coconspirator.
Blog text (26) -
Most of the accused are probably guilty as charged, but often share culpability with unindicted co-conspirators.
Academic text (2000) -
CAIR, the Council on American Islamic Relations, was named an unindicted coconspirator.
Blog text (9) -
The Justice Department has the owners of the Charlotte mosque, the North American Islamic Trust, listed as "unindicted co-conspirators in the largest terror finance case in U.S. history."
Blog text (27) -
Pelosi and the other Democrats railed against Republican "Islamophobia," but they made no mention of their guests' terrorist links, such as how prosecutors had designated CAIR as an unindicted co-conspirator in the HLF trial.
Academic text (2013) -
The investigation revealed several unindicted individuals who were present during the crime.
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Despite the evidence, many remained unindicted due to lack of direct involvement.
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The lawyers argued that his unindicted status should not affect his reputation.
Synonyms
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6.4
Not charged or taken to court for a crime
How Accused
Surface Forms
Morphology
unindicted = indicted (transparent) = un + indict + ed
The adjective is formed by negating the past participle 'indicted' with the productive prefix 'un-', so its meaning is directly 'not indicted'.
Etymology
The word unindicted starts with un- meaning 'not' and the part indict comes from an old root meaning 'to say' or 'point out', the same root you see in dictionary. In law indict came to mean 'to formally accuse', so unindicted means 'not formally accused'.