arraignment

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Recent Examples of arraignment Lucas appeared in court on Thursday afternoon for his arraignment. Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025 Mangan has secured private counsel which will file an appearance later, according to a public defender at the arraignment. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025 Both men are set to be in Los Angeles Superior Court downtown on July 11 for arraignment. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025 After the defendant posted $250,000 bail following his initial August 2024 arraignment, Sarceno Orla apparently held at least one farewell bash for himself, according to the filing. Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025 Prior to his arraignment, the defendant confessed to the sheriffs escorting him to the courtroom, the release said. Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 He was deemed ineligible for bail and was scheduled to appear for his arraignment Tuesday afternoon in Sacramento Superior Court, jail records show. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025 He was being held on $50,000 bail pending arraignment, scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025 Rozier, who was released on bond after appearing in Orlando federal court on Thursday, now faces an arraignment in New York in December. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraignment
Noun
  • Long-time political writer Andrew Sullivan wrote earlier this year that this theory has support stretching back to the 1970s and the impeachment and resignation of Richard Nixon (in whose White House Cheney served, early in his career, along with several other Bush cabinet members).
    Calvin Woodward, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • By 2019 Trump was refusing to cooperate with congress, especially in connection with his impeachment.
    John M. Crisp, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The arrest by federal agents of a day care teacher inside a child care center in northwest Chicago has drawn strong condemnation from local leaders.
    Whitney Wild, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The texts ignited a scandal that drew bipartisan condemnation.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Senator Ted Cruz on Thursday delivered a sharp denunciation of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, condemning his recent interview with far-right commentator Nick Fuentes and warning that such rhetoric is fueling anti-Israel sentiment among young conservatives.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Far from being simply a denunciation of marginalization, the song becomes a sincere embrace of vulnerable childhoods, highlighting the pain of those who grow up in poverty, neglect, and, often, are forced into crime as a means of survival.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025

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

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