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 He was arraigned Friday afternoon on a murder charge, Sacramento Superior Court records showed. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Fitzgerald was arraigned Thursday and taken to the Bucks County Correctional Facility. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The next day, she was arraigned and released on $20,000 bail. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 Jonathan Hanson, who lived at the home, also was arraigned on Tuesday and did not enter a plea, Sean Webby, a spokesman for the district attorney’s office, said in an email. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Lewis is being held without bail and will be arraigned soon, Krasner said. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 Across Manhattan, of the 696 total counterfeiting cases in 2025, just two were arraigned as felonies, while 694 were arraigned on misdemeanors, according to New York State Pretrial Release Data. — Daniel Edward Rosen, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 He was arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court, where his bail was set at $100,000. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Maduro and his wife will be arraigned on the new charges at a later date. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

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The Republican billionaire accused of fueling an infestation of rats in Chicago.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
In more recent times, moreover, the first steps taken by the Third Reich toward the Holocaust began with the economic boycott of the Jews, who were accused of harming the businesses and positions of their Aryan counterparts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of accused

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Video footage of that night was captured by Lopez’s younger sister, who was outside with her brother smoking on the front lawn of their parents’ home when the two officers arrived and summoned Lopez out into the street, according to Kremer.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
When Georg discards the item and it is found by the police, Fritz is summoned to Westhofen to identify it.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of summoned

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Republicans have cited social media posts from his half-sister that appear to refer to his mother’s engagement with the group.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
For the third straight year, BNY found that AI ranked as the most compelling investment theme for the next five years, cited by 68% of respondents.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of cited

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Talarico’s success so far can partly be chalked up to voters’ apprehensions toward Paxton, who faced questions in his past over corruption, including being impeached by his own party in the Texas legislature.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Blagojevich was impeached, removed from office by a unanimous 59-0 Illinois Senate vote and convicted of federal corruption offenses.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of impeached

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After Palestinian medics took Levine away, the attackers charged again and hit several journalists with rocks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
He was cleared of that, but then fell out with a friend who had helped concoct his alibi in the libel case, and was charged with perjury.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026

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