arraignment

noun

Definition of arraignmentnext
as in impeachment

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Recent Examples of arraignment McAllister appeared in court for an arraignment on July 7, according to court records. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 8 July 2026 On Thursday, July 2, Zeff Nikollbibaj appeared by video from the Oakland County Jail for his arraignment in connection with the death of his grandmother, Ana Nikollbibaj, local outlets CBS Detroit and Click on Detroit reported. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 His arraignment in Queens Criminal Court was pending on Saturday. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026 According to the Sheriff’s Office, a judge released Cruz on his own recognizance June 4 following his arraignment on felony animal cruelty charges in Sacramento Superior Court. — Velvet Wu july 1, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026 At their arraignment, each was ordered held on $300,000 cash bond and barred from contacting one another or the children. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 1 July 2026 Fox News Digital has requested the arraignment transcript from Nassau County Court to independently review prosecutors' statements. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 Beasley's release was secured by his parents, actors Michael and Deena Beasley, who joined the arraignment by phone from their home in Georgia. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 Arnold turned himself in Wednesday night and pleaded not guilty at his arraignment hearing Thursday afternoon. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
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  1. impeachment
  2. condemnation
  3. denunciation
Noun
  • Federal judges hold lifetime appointments under Article III of the Constitution and can be removed only through impeachment by the House and conviction by the Senate.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026
  • In addition to being accused of adultery by his estranged wife, Paxton, a staunch MAGA ally, has faced felony securities fraud charges, an FBI investigation into corruption and state impeachment hearings that ended in an acquittal.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of impeachment
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  • The government’s unprecedented move this week sparked condemnations across the political and legal spectrum, sounding the alarm that Israel was becoming a country whose executive no longer felt bound by the rule of law.
    — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2026
  • With no end in sight to the fighting after one year of bloodshed, the IOC reiterates its condemnation of the war in Ukraine, which is a blatant violation of the Olympic Truce that was in effect at the time, and the Olympic Charter.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
Definition of condemnation
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  • His denunciation so incensed far-right Israelis that a number of activists were detained while protesting his son’s bar mitzvah in Jerusalem the next year, Emanuel recalled.
    — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Three words The lengthiest denunciation of Tyndale’s translation came from More, the English humanist who was King Henry VIII’s leading political official.
    — Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
Definition of denunciation

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