as in to accuse
law
to state the charges against someone who is accused of a crime in a formal procedure before a judge
—usually used as (be) arraigned
He was arraigned on charges of manslaughter.
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Recent Examples of arraign
Two additional juveniles involved in the attack are expected to be arraigned later this week on murder charges as well.
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Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
Lehr was arraigned in Wareham District Court Friday on the trafficking charge and possession with intent to distribute a Class B drug.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Gynae Kendall, 25, was arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court late Monday, granted supervised release and ordered to undergo a psychiatric exam.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
First hearing postponed after lawyer switch-up Reiner appeared at the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Jan. 7, where he was set to be arraigned when his attorney, Alan Jackson, withdrew as counsel.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
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Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
Lehr was arraigned in Wareham District Court Friday on the trafficking charge and possession with intent to distribute a Class B drug.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Gynae Kendall, 25, was arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court late Monday, granted supervised release and ordered to undergo a psychiatric exam.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
First hearing postponed after lawyer switch-up Reiner appeared at the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Jan. 7, where he was set to be arraigned when his attorney, Alan Jackson, withdrew as counsel.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraign
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They are accused of conducting surveillance of NATO's Incirlik air base in southern Turkey.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsameh, an opposition lawmaker, accused Speaker Adan Madobe of attempting to rush through the amendments without following proper procedure.—
Omar Faruk,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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In his letter to Carro, Seidemann argued that state prosecutors were involved in the investigation from the start while federal prosecutors joined the case about two weeks after Thompson's death, jumping in to charge Mangione a day after he was indicted in state court.—
MICHAEL R. SISAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The film recounts Bloom's story as she is eventually indicted and put on trial.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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Antilles was a Delaware LLC and Campbell claimed that the Alabama court did not have jurisdiction to issue a charging order against his interest in that company, but that didn't matter either since Campbell didn't object to the charging order at the time or later appeal the charging order.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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This matzo ball soup recipe will decidedly appeal to the former.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
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On Monday, dozens more congressional Democrats agreed to join as co-sponsors of legislation seeking to impeach Noem, amid the torrent of negative headlines and controversy.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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He must be impeached, but with a spineless Congress and a corrupt Supreme Court how this will happen is in grave doubt.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Some figures indicated that iPhone users were still avoiding upgrading despite this risk, citing multiple bugs and the controversial Liquid Glass as a reason for staying on an insecure operating system version.—
Kate O'Flaherty,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Officials cited ongoing preparation and verification work.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ever since he was arrested in 2008, Turner has insisted that the witnesses who identified him were mistaken and that the surveillance footage of the crime incriminated another man.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the conviction was overturned and a new trial was ordered because prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that a group of jailhouse informants was illegally used to garner incriminating statements by Smith.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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When summoned before a congressional committee in December, Noem struck a defiant tone.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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An esoteric tradition takes Solomon’s wisdom to be the Ars Goetia, ritual magic used to summon and bind demons.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Cowboys rookie defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku was arrested and booked on a charge of reckless driving on Sunday night in Collin County, according to court records.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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He will be booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail and faces two counts of homicide, one count of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, officials said.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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