arraignment

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Recent Examples of arraignment The sheriff's deputy was terminated after his arraignment. Christina Hall, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Her arraignment is scheduled for October 24 in Virginia. Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 Comey entered his plea via his lawyer Pat Fitzgerald during his arraignment in federal court on Wednesday in Alexandria, Va. Ryan Lucas, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025 After a grand jury returns an indictment at the request of a prosecutor, the accused appears in court for their arraignment. The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025 Mazariegos' arraignment will likely be on Thursday, and he will be transported to Brooklyn to face charges after court, officials told WABC. Megan Forrester, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025 What to expect from former FBI Director James Comey's arraignment. Christian Orozco, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025 Not guilty plea During the brief arraignment hearing Monday, Reichel entered a not guilty plea on behalf of his client. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025 The two are awaiting arraignment in the Hubbard County Jail, according to deputies. Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraignment
Noun
  • Rajoelina released a decree attempting to dissolve the country's lower house of parliament in an apparent bid to avert impeachment, the AP reported, noting that lawmakers ignored the move.
    Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • On Tuesday, Madagascar's National Assembly voted for Rajoelina's impeachment, although his whereabouts remains unknown.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the gubernatorial debate, Spanberger repeated her condemnation of the messages but refused to retract her endorsement of Jones, saying Jones is running his own race and voters should decide what to do with the information.
    Margaret Barthel, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The new layoffs drew condemnation from a range of education organizations.
    Collin Binkley, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Cinema sometimes has to know how to give in to a cause, but another thing entirely is to impoverish cinema by attributing to documentary cinema a mere and strict role of denunciation.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025

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