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
The suspect is charged with three counts of defrauding an innkeeper and is scheduled to be arraigned next month, the Santa Clara District Attorney's Office confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
He was scheduled to be arraigned last week, but did not appear in court, according to an online court database.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
Olaf Kyros Gustafsson, 31, was extradited from Spain to Los Angeles, where he was arraigned Friday on a 115-count federal indictment alleging money laundering, wire fraud and mail fraud, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
The four suspects have not yet entered pleas but are set to be arraigned in April.
—Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
He was scheduled to be arraigned last week, but did not appear in court, according to an online court database.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
Olaf Kyros Gustafsson, 31, was extradited from Spain to Los Angeles, where he was arraigned Friday on a 115-count federal indictment alleging money laundering, wire fraud and mail fraud, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
The four suspects have not yet entered pleas but are set to be arraigned in April.
—Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraign
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Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaking one-day Easter ceasefire.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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In the last few weeks, four senior advisers to Hegseth have left abruptly, some accused of leaking.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Context Four individuals have been indicted following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which uncovered a network involving fraudulent marriages and visa applications.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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On Monday, April 21, Cleveland Broadie of Rockdale County was indicted by a grand jury on charges of malice murder and felony murder in connection with the 2022 death of his wife, Denise Broadie, according to CBS affiliate Atlanta News First.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The idea may sound appealing, but economists who spoke to USA TODAY say Trump's tariffs would struggle to raise enough money to eliminate income taxes in full.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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But China can still offer a vision of itself that appeals to the outside world.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Trump has called for Boasberg to be impeached over his national injunction against the president’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Apr. 2025
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After Democrats won the House in 2018, Schiff helped lead the charge to impeach Trump over a pressure campaign involving Ukraine.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine starting Saturday, citing humanitarian reasons.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Apr. 2025
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Deerfield Public Schools District 109 responded to the investigation in a statement to Fox News Digital and, like the IHSA, cited the Illinois Human Rights Act for its protocols.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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While over 28,000 interviews about the Oklahoma City bombing were conducted, per the FBI, much of the incriminating evidence came from McVeigh’s accomplice, Fortier.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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In the jailhouse interview, Davis addressed his past incriminating statements, interviews, and memoir which helped the prosecution bring the first-degree murder charges against him.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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All cardinals in Rome were summoned to a meeting Tuesday before a new pope is elected.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The phrase, summoning a kind of papal succession, alerted the political faithful that Sheinbaum had been chosen to succeed López Obrador as the head of his party, the National Regeneration Movement, or MORENA.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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The company booked $10.2 billion of orders in the first quarter and the backlog increased to $123 billion.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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Police said she was arrested and booked in the local jail on no bond.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Arraign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arraign. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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