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 Williams was arraigned on charges overnight and ordered held without bail. — Joe Holden, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026 Markle, who did not enter a plea, is not permitted to travel outside the Middle District of Florida or the Central District of California, where he is expected to be arraigned in coming weeks, the spokesman said. — Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026 He was held on a $175,000 bond was arraigned at Norwich Superior Court on Monday. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026 Roberts, who will be arraigned on Friday, has pleaded not guilty to the charge. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026 Lozano Garita said as he was led by cops out of the 101st Precinct stationhouse Tuesday afternoon to be arraigned in Queens Criminal Court. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026 Douglas Herlihy was arraigned and released on bail posted by his father, the affidavit said. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026 Von Ferdinand was arrested Tuesday in Los Angeles County and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday afternoon on the murder charge, according to Stephan. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 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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  • The crimes against children that Markle is accused of are appalling and despicable.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • An 18-year-old accused of seriously injuring a pedestrian while allegedly doing car stunts in New Haven over the summer was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Tuesday.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of accused
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  • For instance, although Russia is not an ICC state party, Vladimir Putin has been indicted for crimes committed in Ukraine, which has accepted the jurisdiction of the court since 2014.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Rojelio Lujan, 57, was taken into custody Thursday on a felony warrant after a grand jury indicted him last month, according to the release.
    — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 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 soldier who admonished Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's group for laughing after taking photos at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after a Veterans Day ceremony was summoned to the Pentagon on Thursday and awarded a medal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Rapt throngs were materializing out of nowhere, summoned by signals that had circled the planet.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of summoned
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  • In April, a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas cited AI as a top-driver of layoffs, with companies attributing the technology for roughly 26% of job cuts.
    — S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Reitz cited federal statutes on conspiracy against rights and deprivation of rights under color of law.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of cited
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  • The 42 Mountain View Rooms—which tend to be booked by families—sit in the main buildings, at nearly 650 square feet plus a terrace for the pool.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Demianenko was booked on suspicion of three counts of murder.
    — Sierra van der Brug, Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of booked
Verb
  • He was impeached, repeatedly indicted and convicted of multiple felony counts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Paxton was impeached by the Texas House on bribery and corruption allegations in 2023 and acquitted by the state Senate.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of impeached
Verb
  • Anthropic said Claude can explain unfamiliar financial terms, such as annual percentage rates (APR), and calculate the interest charged across connected accounts.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The first movie, also written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, charged its way to $57 domestically, becoming the biggest live-action Japanese movie in North America, and $113 million globally.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of charged

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“Arraigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arraigned. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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