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
Pascual will be arraigned in South Boston District Court on Monday.
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Riley Rourke, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
He was arraigned in Newark Federal court on Friday.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Gerchy, who was also charged with violation of a protective order, was held on a $250,000 bond and was expected to be arraigned in Manchester Superior Court.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Jail records indicate he is slated to be arraigned Monday.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Only one person was arraigned at the youth center Friday morning.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2026
Officials for the Martin County Sheriff’s department would not confirm if Woods put up a bond or was arraigned after being behind bars for several hours.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Gipson and Lorenz initially faced local charges stemming from their arrests and were arraigned in Sacramento Superior Court.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Boston 25 reported that 33-year-old Officer Nicholas O’Malley of Randolph, Massachusetts, was charged with manslaughter and arraigned in Roxbury District Court on Thursday afternoon.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Riley Rourke, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
He was arraigned in Newark Federal court on Friday.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Gerchy, who was also charged with violation of a protective order, was held on a $250,000 bond and was expected to be arraigned in Manchester Superior Court.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Jail records indicate he is slated to be arraigned Monday.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Only one person was arraigned at the youth center Friday morning.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2026
Officials for the Martin County Sheriff’s department would not confirm if Woods put up a bond or was arraigned after being behind bars for several hours.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Gipson and Lorenz initially faced local charges stemming from their arrests and were arraigned in Sacramento Superior Court.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Boston 25 reported that 33-year-old Officer Nicholas O’Malley of Randolph, Massachusetts, was charged with manslaughter and arraigned in Roxbury District Court on Thursday afternoon.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraigned
Verb
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Over the course of two weeks, two Laurel Highlands teachers were arrested after being accused of having inappropriate relationships with students.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Her lover, Cavaradossi, is accused of helping an enemy of the state, and is framed by a corrupt and violent police chief, Baron Scarpia.—
Courtney Lewis,
Florida Times-Union,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Cherfilus-McCormick has also been indicted on federal criminal charges, some of which overlap the House ethics case.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2026
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Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte -- a staunch Trump ally -- referred Swalwell to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution over mortgage fraud accusations, but the department never indicted Swalwell.—
Perry Stein The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Gilbert appealed Wilson’s ruling; however, in December 2024, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel turned down Gilbert’s appeal, per Courthouse News Service.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
8 Oct. 2025
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The White House appealed to the Supreme Court, and now the high court has agreed to examine the appeal.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Olsson, for the first time in her career, was being summoned.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Italian government formally protested the incident to Israeli authorities and summoned Israel's ambassador to Rome for clarification.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But Morath has cited the district’s overall below-average performance on the STAAR exams, which will need to improve before the state will return local control.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Shen cited environmental pollution and cost of living concerns as the driving forces behind the movement.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The matron on duty, Annie Leewright, booked the woman into jail.—
Kevin Foster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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The two were booked at San Francisco County Jail.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Accused of political incompetence, Bani Sadr was impeached by parliament in 1981 and subsequently fled into exile.—
Roxane Razavi,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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The president was impeached twice during his first term in office, which lasted from 2017 to 2021.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Communications or conversations can feel abruptly charged or destabilizing during the Leo moon.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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There, he was also charged with attacking the family in Contra Costa.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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