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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 Calhoun is scheduled to be arraigned on the new indictment next week. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026 Rivera was also arraigned that day on an outstanding battery charge from earlier this year and pleaded not guilty, court records show. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 According to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, the teen was arraigned on Tuesday and was denied bond. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 In February 2023, she was arraigned via video while still in police custody in a hospital bed. — Selena Barrientos, PEOPLE, 4 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraigned
  1. accused
  2. indicted
  3. appealed
  4. summoned
  5. cited
  6. booked
  7. impeached
  8. charged
Verb
  • Unable to picture evil as anything other than devilish, critics accused Arendt of excusing the perpetrators and blaming the victims.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Human rights groups and United Nations officials have accused the Syrian government of widespread abuses in its detention facilities, including torture and arbitrary detention of thousands of people, in many cases without informing their families.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of accused
Verb
  • Feldstein still awaits trial in the leak case and may be indicted for his part in Qatargate.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • He was released in Texas and soon after was indicted on the federal charges.
    — TIM SULLIVAN, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of indicted
Verb
  • 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
  • Suspicions quickly turned to Lizzie as the murderer, even though police were summoned almost immediately and Lizzie showed no signs of blood spatter, on either her clothing or hair.
    — Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Philadelphia interim manager Don Mattingly summoned Jonathan Bowlan, and Lile hammered his first pitch to center for his first career pinch homer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of summoned
Verb
  • Quizzed on the biggest challenge on a production standpoint, Kim cited the building of the Cube, an elevator-like set.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The day after the fatal crash, FMCSA records show, Next Level Express was cited for three documentation and registration violations.
    — John Kelly, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of cited
Verb
  • For groups of six to 10, the library offers a private dining space that can be booked ahead.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Quast was subsequently arrested and booked into the Wright County jail on a gross misdemeanor theft charge, according to TMZ.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of booked
Verb
  • Jayden Williams, who recently turned 23, was impeached by the Stockbridge City Council in the city south of Atlanta after taking office in January.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • De Moraes has filed a request to have Mendonca investigated by the court and potentially impeached by the Senate for investigating him in an unauthorized proceeding.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of impeached
Verb
  • At the conclusion of the three-day inquest, Lizzie was arrested and charged in the double murder of her father and stepmother.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Last October, investigators with the Vernon Police Department arrested Pietras and charged him with 20 counts of second-degree larceny and 60 counts of intent to defraud funeral service contracts.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of charged

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“Arraigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arraigned. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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