arraigning

verb

present participle of arraign
as in appealing
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 Synonyms for arraigning
  1. accusing
  2. summoning
  3. citing
  4. booking
  5. indicting
  6. criticizing
  7. impeaching
  8. blaming
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  • Senate Democrats are accusing Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, of giving prediction market Polymarket preferential treatment.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • El-Sayed took particular offense to an outside group’s ad accusing him of disrespecting women.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of accusing
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  • Instead of headline-making beefs that stand the test of time, today’s critics might be the subject of a petulant DM or a horde-summoning quote tweet.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Also among the Golden Dawn initiates was infamous occultist Aleister Crowley, who the documentary said was a destructive force in the group, binging on drugs while being accused of summoning demons using Golden Dawn rituals.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of summoning
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  • Paoletta said the Democratic congressman was wrongly characterizing the scope of the original, century-old construction plan, citing correspondence from long-ago officials.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • La La filed for divorce from the NBA star back in 2021, citing irreconcilable differences, according to TMZ, which first reported on the settlement Wednesday.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of citing
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  • If anything, the faux pas helped rather than hindered Weathers in booking the job.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Rooms The hardest part of booking a room at El Cortés is choosing which one.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of booking
Verb
  • Earlier this month, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that the report should be expunged for violations of confidentiality and for the grand jury accusing people of criminal behavior without indicting them.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Observers say prosecutors could again ask for further police investigation, rather than indicting Bang immediately.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of indicting
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  • Pentecostal parents Ruth and Marius were accused of domestic violence, with worldwide protests criticizing what dissenters called harsh and hasty steps taken by Norwegian social workers without proper evidence.
    — Tomris Laffly, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Cofer is criticizing Guerra’s absence from the vote and is asking him to publicly state his position on the partnership.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of criticizing
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  • Raskin says that impeaching a Cabinet secretary would be less likely to consume Congress's agenda or raise the same concerns about overturning the result of a presidential election.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 2 Nov. 2026
  • When the National Review advocates impeaching a Republican president and favorably quotes Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff, that’s news.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of impeaching
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  • Trump has tried blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for this year's diesel spikes.
    — DAVID McHUGH, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Trump has tried blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for this year’s diesel spikes.
    — David McHugh, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of blaming
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