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 In February 2023, she was arraigned via video while still in police custody in a hospital bed. — Selena Barrientos, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 Dawn Light, 56, was arraigned on an intimidation charge Wednesday at the same courthouse in Plymouth, south of Boston. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Robinson was arraigned and his attorney entered not guilty pleas on his behalf. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 Farrell is being arraigned on the voluntary manslaughter charge Tuesday, according to Steele. — Jason M. Volack, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 Gordon was arraigned on one charge of first-degree murder, three counts of assault with intent to murder and four counts of carrying a felony firearm in 36th District Court before Magistrate William Burton on Saturday. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Ahmed is due in court again on Monday, when he’s scheduled to be arraigned on the COVID fraud indictment. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 According to jail records, Holmes and Robert are being held at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin and are scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Suspended Trooper Christopher Regan, caught on camera appearing to pummel a fellow Statie at a Quincy bar, has waived this week’s show-cause hearing and will be arraigned next month on a single assault and battery charge. — Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraigned
  1. accused
  2. indicted
  3. appealed
  4. summoned
  5. cited
  6. booked
  7. impeached
  8. charged
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  • But critics accused him of trying to buy votes at a time when Republicans are trying to maintain slim majorities in Congress.
    — BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Filmmaker Juan Jose Lopez Ordonez has accused the West Ham United midfielder of conspiring to kidnap him in Mexico in November 2024.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of accused
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  • The Tates were formally indicted in that case in 2023, but a Romanian court sent the case back to prosecutors after finding legal and procedural irregularities.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Murphy, 22, has been indicted on one count of theft of mail matter by employee, and was released on his own recognizance, officials said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of indicted
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  • It was appealed by Lifton and the PCFB and Blakeman’s ability to cure was frozen due to the appeal.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
  • Louisiana appealed to our court and sought a stay pending appeal.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Definition of appealed
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  • The turning point for Chris and Andie comes when they are summoned to the office of Jeff Zucker (amusingly playing himself), at that time CEO of NBC Universal Television Group.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Season 3 finale jumps right into Daniel waking up a whole new person in Silo 1, summoned to quell the rebellion quickly going out of control in Silo 17 — Jimmy’s (Steve Zahn) home.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of summoned
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  • In a statement, the companies cited McKinsey projections expecting AI agents will handle $3 trillion to $5 trillion of global consumer commerce by 2030.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Both vendors cited confidentiality provisions in Spirit agreements that appear to have been completely ignored in the push to get the data sale approved.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of cited
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  • The other option, pushing the Super Bowl back a week, was initially rejected because New Orleans, the host city, had booked an automobile dealers’ convention that had gobbled up most of the desirable hotel rooms.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • SpaceX got the rest of the contracts, with 22 launches booked on Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets for a total value of $4 billion.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of booked
Verb
  • De Moraes wants Mendonca investigated by the court and potentially impeached by the Senate for investigating him in an unauthorized proceeding.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In December 2019, the House impeached Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress stemming from his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate then-former Vice President Joe Biden while withholding military aid.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of impeached
Verb
  • They were charged in September 2021 and have been held in custody for years.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Banks was charged alongside two other OTF associates for the murder.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of charged

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