arraignment

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Recent Examples of arraignment Flanagan granted Comey’s lawyers’ request to cancel the Monday arraignment in North Carolina. Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026 Boyd’s arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending Saturday. Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026 Renteria's arraignment is scheduled for June 12 at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta, prosecutors said. Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 May 2026 He was being held without bail pending arraignment, scheduled for Friday afternoon. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 The arraignment for all defendants is May 14. Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 An arraignment has been scheduled for May 20. Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 Daniels, who remained in custody Tuesday at the jail, is scheduled to appear for his arraignment hearing Wednesday afternoon in Yuba Superior Court. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026 Five weeks after her arrest, Spears voluntarily checked into a treatment center but checked out of the facility last week, just days before her arraignment. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraignment
Noun
  • Democrats would control what legislation reaches the House floor, wield subpoena and oversight power over the administration, and hold the ability to launch impeachment proceedings.
    Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
  • In 1974, the House Judiciary Committee opened public hearings on whether to recommend the impeachment of President Richard Nixon.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • The convent demolition also came days after images of an Israeli soldier wielding an ax against a fallen statue of Jesus on the cross in the village of Debel sparked widespread condemnation.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 May 2026
  • After condemnation poured in from business chambers, the Catholic Church and politicians across the spectrum, Milei’s Cabinet chief announced the decision to reverse the ban.
    Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • In any event, denunciations of war have been a constant in Leo’s ministry (and in that of recent Popes).
    Paul Elie, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • In exile, Carvajal began making grandiose denunciations of Maduro on his personal blog (now taken down) and on social media.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026

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“Arraignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arraignment. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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