ARRAIGNED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

arraigned

verb

past tense of arraign

as in accused

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 arraigned McGrew was arraigned July 27 on one count of marine safety - operating while intoxicated causing serious injury, and second offense operating while intoxicated/impaired. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Pechal, 50, was scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Sacramento Superior Court. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Clausen is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday at the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 Truelove was arraigned Friday on charges of burglary and menacing in the third degree as hate crimes. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 John Tam, 33, of Hopedale, will be arraigned Monday, July 27, in Suffolk Superior Court after being indicted by a grand jury earlier this month, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced in a press release on Friday, July 24. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026 After he was released from the hospital, he was arraigned on several charges. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 20 July 2026 Truelove hasn’t been arraigned and currently has three unrelated criminal charges pending against him. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 July 2026 He was arraigned Thursday night and ordered held on $10,000 bond. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026

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Since voters returned Worrell to office in 2024, Uthmeier has repeatedly accused her of neglecting her duties as a prosecutor.

— Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Michael Simpson is accused of turning off a teen diver's air-supply machine.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of accused

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Last week, a grand jury indicted all three men in connection to the attack.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Johnson County Sheriff Adam King is, for the time being, no longer in charge of the law enforcement agency after being indicted on two new charges this week, officials said Friday.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

Definition of indicted

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Dave Dombrowski summoned his assistants, scouts and analysts — everyone and anyone — for daytime meetings followed by a ritual watching of whatever the latest thing is that ails this team.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Italy called for Spain’s suspension from the Schengen open-borders zone within a day of the crossing, and Spain summoned Italy's ambassador in response, a sharp diplomatic exchange between two G7 economies.

— Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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Lineage has also been cited by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health for rodent and pest control violations, which became an issue in the early days of the cleanup as they were attracted by the spoiled food.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
In fact, 46% of HR leaders who responded to the Forbes survey cited employee safety and engagement as a top challenge.

— Sentry Insurance, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of cited

Verb

Rivera was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of murder, while Beltran-Gaitan was booked on suspicion of being an accessory after the fact.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Swanson was booked into the Orient Road Jail and charged with driving without a valid driver's license and providing a false name to a law enforcement officer.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of booked

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While Clinton was impeached by the house, he was acquitted of perjury and obstruction of justice charges.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
The case is one of seven trials facing the former conservative president, who was impeached last year following a brief imposition of martial law in December 2024 that triggered South Korea’s biggest political crisis in decades.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Definition of impeached

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Zachary Robert Stacer, 22, was arrested on July 30 and charged with two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, three counts of felonious assault and five counts of resisting and obstructing a police officer.

— Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Owen Lars Anderson, a 37-year-old man from Blacksburg, Virginia, has been charged in the case.

— Jasmine Golden, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026

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