arraignment

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Recent Examples of arraignment That hearing will be a district court arraignment, according to the clerk’s office. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025 The teen faces arraignment Wednesday on a felony weapons charge and for failing to obey an order of juvenile court. Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Laken Ashlee Snelling, a 21-year-old senior on the university's stunt team, entered the plea during her arraignment Tuesday afternoon. Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 However, during her arraignment, her bond was dropped from $250,000 to $25,000 at 10%, with the judge citing her lack of a criminal history. FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025 At McGann's arraignment, Taylor had an order posted on the door at the entrance to the courtroom prohibiting filming, recording or photographing in or around the courtroom or areas adjacent to it during the proceeding. Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025 An arraignment scheduled for Thursday morning was canceled, according to court records. Doha Madani, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025 An arraignment for the pair is set for September 4. Stephanie Elam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025 No plea was entered, but Brown will be transferred out to LA in the next month for an arraignment in the Golden State. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraignment
Noun
  • His colleagues, four justices appointed by President Lula and his left-wing predecessor Dilma Rousseff, will follow (De Moraes was nominated by Michel Temer, the center right president that succeeded Dilma after impeachment).
    Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Trump has railed against unfavorable judicial rulings and in one case called for the impeachment of a federal judge in Washington who ordered planeloads of deported immigrants to be turned around.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The impact of the story, as audio of Hind’s voice from that call went viral on social media, sparked global condemnation.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • That limitation was underscored this summer when the US launched air strikes on Iran, with China and Russia offering little in assistance apart from verbal condemnation of the attacks.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His denunciation did little to change their policy.
    Rosalyn R. LaPier, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Analysts argued the deal would be a nonstarter even before Zelensky’s public denunciation of any territorial concessions.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2025

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“Arraignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arraignment. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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