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 Anderson was arraigned on Saturday, according to the prosecutor's office. — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026 The teen previously pleaded not guilty to initial charges in the case and is set to be arraigned again next month following the filing this week of additional charges. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 Berkun was released on a $500 non-surety bond and is scheduled to be arraigned in Norwich Superior Court on Tuesday. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 He was being held in lieu of $75,000 bail and was expected to be arraigned Tuesday in Sacramento Superior Court. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Both were arrested July 31 in San Jose and were arraigned Tuesday; records show Rivera is being held without bail at the Santa Clara County Main Jail and Beltran-Gaitan is out of jail custody. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 Jones is slated to be arraigned in Brooklyn Federal Court Friday. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 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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  • 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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  • Four years after his book was published, Davis was indicted on a charge of murder that closely matches his version of events.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Interim County Executive Phil LeVota was indicted on federal bribery charges after allegedly offering a candidate a six-figure county job in exchange for withdrawing from the county executive race.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 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
  • In one case, an employee was summoned out of her office just before a bullet struck the window in front of her desk.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The tech behemoth briefly restricted a Facebook post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing students during the Gen Z protests in July, just days after regulators summoned the company over concerns about child-abuse content.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of summoned
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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
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  • 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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  • During his presidency Trump would become the first president to be impeached twice.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Williams served in the student senate but was unanimously impeached by his fellow senators in February 2023.
    — Michael Biesecker, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of impeached
Verb
  • The Green Bay Packers held their annual Family Night Scrimmage Friday night — a practice inside of Lambeau Field where fans were charged $10 to watch the 2-hour, 15 minute session.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In 2020, police charged two Los Angeles-area men and a woman with participating in Tran’s killing.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of charged

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