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 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 Ottman-Combs is set to be arraigned on Thursday, court records show. — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Akida Diaba Dudley of Detroit was arrested and arraigned in April 2025 on the charges that resulted from this investigation. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Shaw was arraigned July 2 on two counts of first-degree murder with bond set at $2 million. — Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance, Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2026 If Judge Tony Graf finds there’s sufficient evidence to proceed to trial, Robinson will be arraigned and enter pleas. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026 Court records obtained by PEOPLE show that Shtein was arraigned later that day and pleaded not guilty to all charges. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 Sutphin is expected to be arraigned in District Court, Providence, on Friday, July 3. — Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 3 July 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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  • Henderson, who was identified by witnesses as a former employee of the restaurant, is accused of serving as Child’s getaway driver, using a maroon pickup that was recently reported stolen in Canyon County, police said.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026
  • They are accused of encouraging dissent against the regime and were convicted of broad charges of corruption, CNN’s Isobel Yeung reports.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of accused
Verb
  • They were arrested along with two Romanian women in Bucharest in 2022 and subsequently indicted.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 19 July 2026
  • Bob Pilletto Best, 59, was indicted by a federal grand jury April 1, 2025, for robbing the First Arkansas Bank & Trust.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 July 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
Verb
  • The argumentative duo are summoned to investigate a murder in rural Nebraska that has mysterious connections to dangerous extraterrestrials.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • His only snap last season came once Jones graciously summoned him to take the victory kneel-down over the New York Giants.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Definition of summoned
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  • The mentality that Tuchel cited repeatedly in that contentious interview in Miami after beating Norway was nearly enough to get the Three Lions to the final.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • That account was echoed by another friend, and the Jackson County sheriff, John Ledbetter, has cited the same sort of statements.
    — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of cited
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  • Larry Dean Brown, 79, was booked into the Tarrant County Jail on Tuesday after he was extradited from Colorado to North Texas, according to court records.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • In front of another capacity crowd of 68,239, La Albiceleste booked a ticket to Sunday’s World Cup final against Spain with 2-1 victory.
    — Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of booked
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  • 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
  • Castillo was impeached and jailed for trying to dissolve Congress in 2022.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 4 July 2026
Definition of impeached
Verb
  • He has been charged with criminal mischief and third degree criminal trespass.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 July 2026
  • His take on the legendary king of Ithaca is complex, physically visceral and dynamically charged.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of charged

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