ARRAIGN Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

arraign

verb

Definition of arraign

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 She will be arraigned on the six remaining charges in November. — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 The suspect hadn’t been arraigned on charges as of Friday night. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 He is expected to be arraigned in federal court in Los Angeles in the coming weeks. — Anniek Bao,dan Mangan, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 Calhoun is scheduled to be arraigned on the new indictment next week. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arraign

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This year, Italian prosecutors have been pursuing a case against Del Vecchio as part of a larger investigation into a private intelligence firm called Equalize, which has been accused of criminal hacking its founders deny.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
To Hitchcock, the indelible feature of Roosevelt’s Presidency was his desire to protect democratic norms and processes amid crises, even as critics accused him of being a power-mad dictator or a Communist sympathizer.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of accuse

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Meanwhile, an investigation into seven military personnel who have been indicted for failing to assist the shipwreck survivors is still underway.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Rivas was indicted in the Southern District of Texas in December 2025 on charges of conspiring to provide and providing material support to Tren de Aragua.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of indict

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But the work’s critics also appeal to its past; actual encounter is informed by historical circumstances, which means looking back.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Pop culture in the pre-social internet, pre-streaming era was largely dictated top-down by industry gatekeepers, designed to appeal to as many people as possible.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of appeal

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Justifying the use of force on their campuses, schools primarily deferred to just this idea of protocol, citing arcane policy mandates to disband encampments and occupations so that academic production could resume its flow.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The aircraft dropped nearly 14,000 feet during the initial plunge, according to Flightradar24 data cited by Reuters.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of cite

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The film will follow Freddie, a fixer to Hollywood’s supernatural elite, a man with an almost magical gift for making incriminating things disappear.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Britt contention that Moscowitz’s did not pursue a subpoena for Isa Abdus-Sabur — which would have forced him to show up to court but not necessarily to incriminate himself — is the basis for her ineffective counsel claims.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of incriminate

Verb

That’s by order of the President, who summoned the captains of the AI industry to the nation’s capital Tuesday to discuss AI safety and AI regulation…or, self-regulation.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Staff cordoned off the area and summoned the police, who are investigating the case as one of criminal damage.

— News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of summon

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Related Stories Freight forwarder OEC Group said Wednesday that the changes have left shippers competing for a smaller pool of vessel space, with longer booking lead times and more cargo rollovers that have contributed to higher container prices.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
York was booked into jail and was released after posting a $5,000 bond.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

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