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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 The suspect hadn’t been arraigned on charges as of Friday night. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 He is expected to be arraigned in federal court in Los Angeles in the coming weeks. — Anniek Bao,dan Mangan, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 Frett, charged with weapons possession and resisting arrest, was arraigned and ordered held without bail. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026 He was arraigned and later released on $10,000 bond, according to Sacramento Superior Court records. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Anthony Dekinderen, 61, was arraigned Saturday in 52-3 District Court in Rochester Hills on nine counts of false report or threat of terrorism, each a 20-year felony. — CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 Moorhead was arraigned by the Justice of the Peace Court and released after posting a $43,000 cash bond, according to the state police. — Matt Foster, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraigned
  1. accused
  2. indicted
  3. appealed
  4. summoned
  5. cited
  6. booked
  7. impeached
  8. charged
Verb
  • Ethiopian federal authorities accused the TPLF of seeking to build an alliance with neighboring Eritrea to destabilize Ethiopia.
    — SAMUEL GETACHEW, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • He also is accused of carrying out a military expedition and illegally shipping bullet-proof vests to Haiti.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of accused
Verb
  • In 2022, the business owner, Amer Alowdi, 40, was indicted on narcotics trafficking charges and fled the country before being prosecuted, police said in a statement.
    — Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz , Madison Scarpino, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The store’s owner, 40-year-old Amer Alowdi, was indicted for allegedly trafficking narcotics in 2022, officials said.
    — Anthony Cusumano, NBC news, 25 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
  • After receiving a letter of protest, President Meyer summoned a general meeting on November 23.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Peters and two other men were summoned to appear on charges of discharging a gun in public.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of summoned
Verb
  • The driver of the vehicle Rodriguez was in was cited for failure to signal and released.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The company has 22 Hawker Hunters in its fleet, according to a Navy public information officer cited by ABC.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of cited
Verb
  • They were booked into the Dane County Jail, and appear to have been released on bond.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Francisco Ivan Mendiola, 31, was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on charges of unlawful discharge of a firearm, criminal mischief and shooting a deadly missile.
    — David Goodhue, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of booked
Verb
  • But the state's second-in-command can be impeached and removed from office by the Legislature.
    — MIKE CATALINI, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But lieutenant governors can be impeached and removed from office by the Legislature.
    — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of impeached
Verb
  • The driver, identified as 54-year-old Robert Delorenzo of Stratford, was arrested and charged with reckless driving, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and failure to stop on the right side of the road.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • She is charged with misdemeanor filing a false report to police, an arrest warrant says.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of charged

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“Arraigned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arraigned. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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