arraign

verb

Definition of arraignnext
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 Harris was arraigned on Tuesday and ordered held without bail. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 Von Ferdinand was arrested Tuesday in Los Angeles County and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday afternoon on the murder charge, according to Stephan. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 He was arraigned Friday afternoon on a murder charge, Sacramento Superior Court records showed. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The next day, she was arraigned and released on $20,000 bail. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arraign
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraign
  1. accuse
  2. indict
  3. appeal
  4. impeach
  5. cite
  6. incriminate
  7. summon
  8. book
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  • Federal authorities accused her Monday of fraudulently registering to vote in July 2006 and then lying about it in her naturalization paperwork in March 2026.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In response, Amy Helm accused Parillo of financial exploitation and elder abuse of Sandra Helm in a June court filing; Parillo denied those charges.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of accuse
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  • Arthur lost custody of her children after their stepfather was indicted for raping Acton.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Eight Pittsburgh-area residents were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of violating drug laws, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced on Wednesday.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of indict
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  • Tonight’s Venus cazimi could illuminate which opportunities, ambitions, or forms of recognition genuinely appeal to you now.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The order will not take effect until Friday evening, giving the government time to appeal.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of appeal
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  • House members — including one Republican — have made several attempts to impeach Hegseth.
    — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Paxton was impeached over allegations of bribery and abuse of office to help a friend’s legal situation.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of impeach
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  • The Qatari plane left the Iranian capital approximately 30 minutes later, according to aviation tracking data cited by Iran's semi-official Fars News agency.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But several websites were temporarily down Wednesday morning, citing fear that hackers could take them over.
    — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of cite
Verb
  • Aaron Sorkin wrote and directed the film about a Facebook whistleblower who leaked incriminating documents to a Wall Street Journal reporter.
    — Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of incriminate
Verb
  • In 2022, Lula summoned his old populist magnetism, built a coalition large enough to defeat Bolsonaro, and won a third term.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
  • About 20 minutes later, Hall summoned all off-duty swiftwater technicians.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of summon
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  • That’s likely why passengers are booking holiday travel earlier this year than in the past, said Hayley Berg, lead economist at travel site Hopper.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Sometime later, Bryski was arrested and booked into Ventura County Jail on one count of murder, according to the statement.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of book

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