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
Marks and Nicklas were arraigned on Tuesday, the release said.
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday afternoon on one charge of assault with a deadly weapon, according to jail records.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Comey, who faces one count of making false statements and one count of obstruction of justice stemming from congressional testimony in 2020, is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in federal court in Alexandria, Va.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Noto was taken into federal custody and arraigned on the indictment.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday afternoon on one charge of assault with a deadly weapon, according to jail records.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Comey, who faces one count of making false statements and one count of obstruction of justice stemming from congressional testimony in 2020, is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in federal court in Alexandria, Va.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Noto was taken into federal custody and arraigned on the indictment.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraign
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The opposition accuses Fico of eroding democratic standards, media freedom, and covering up corruption.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Moynihan was accused of removing pages from the notebook and taking photos with his phone.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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The administration had highlighted several arrests for carrying weapons and assaulting federal agents – but the judge responded that federal grand juries had refused to indict at least three of those arrested, indicating a lack of probable cause.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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He was indicted on kidnapping charges.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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His defense attorneys are weighing whether to appeal the verdict.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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But the God-fearing, first-time candidate is hoping to appeal to Florida voters at a time that the Democratic Party is struggling trying to find relevance or a defining identity in the MAGA era.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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His isolation increased further on Tuesday when even lawmakers from his ruling coalition, which holds a parliamentary majority, voted to impeach him on charges of engaging in activities deemed incompatible with presidential duties.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Unpopular Peruvian president removed from office Peruvian lawmakers impeached President Dina Boluarte and removed her from power, ending an unpopular presidency during which crime rates soared and the economy sputtered.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Ally Financial — The stock is up 2% after TD Cowen upgraded the financial services company to buy from hold, citing Ally's credit and margin strength.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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In the early hours of March 16, Gunter and multiple other young children were in Dillard’s apartment in the Planeview neighborhood of Wichita while Dillard and her adult friends did tequila shots in her parked car, ABC affiliate KAKE reported, citing court documents.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Still, the families of some deceased celebrities and public figures have criticized OpenAI for allowing depictions of vulgar, unflattering or incriminating behavior.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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Whereas criminal suspects in this past may have been incriminated by a Google query on, say, how to clean up bloodstains, a more comprehensive, detailed back-and-forth with a tool like ChatGPT gives investigators far more opportunities to prove intent and mindset, Lee explains.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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This fall Frankenstein’s monster rises once more, summoned this time by Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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Lorch summoned him to his office.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Traditional taxis are still available, but ride-hailing services are more convenient and easier to book, either in real-time or in advance.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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Hall booked a lead role in Showtime’s dark comedy Black Monday (2019–2021) opposite Don Cheadle, and earned more plaudits for Honk for Jesus.—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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