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cynical_idealist

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7. indictment:

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 05:27 PM

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The phrase "won an indictment" is not standard legal terminology, as an indictment is the result of a grand jury's vote, not a victory in court. The accurate phrasing would be that a prosecutor obtained an indictment or that a grand jury returned an indictment.

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