arraignment

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Recent Examples of arraignment At an arraignment on Monday afternoon, Burke’s attorney entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 Burke wore a black shirt during his arraignment and stood silent with his hands behind his back. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 The arraignment continues for six out of the eight people arrested in connection with the Esparto explosion that killed seven men. Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 At the arraignment, Amil did not enter a plea. Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026 Elijah has an arraignment in his Concord criminal case set for Monday, and a probable-cause hearing in his Windham case set for next Wednesday, a court spokesman tells Rolling Stone. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026 His arraignment has not yet been scheduled. Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 Damon Jones arrives for his arraignment in New York in November. Doha Madani, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026 Her arraignment in the new case was pending Thursday in Manhattan Criminal Court. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraignment
Noun
  • The Democrats filed articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth this week, alleging war crimes and such.
    Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
  • But Wednesday is as far as any impeachment resolutions will likely go because lawmakers did not agree on even the parameters to set them in motion; the resolution on Wednesday did not discuss the merits of the allegations.
    Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Ye has drawn widespread condemnation for making antisemitic remarks and voicing admiration for Adolf Hitler.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The immigration roundups and deaths of Mexican migrants have prompted condemnation, notes of protests and calls for investigation from the Sheinbaum administration.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Ghio’s testimony in support of a controversial homeschool oversight bill at a public hearing two weeks ago turned a routine confirmation debate into a brief, if heated, defense of homeschoolers and denunciation of Ghio.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
  • This fit neatly into a wider culture of denunciation that took hold after 2022.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026

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“Arraignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arraignment. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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