arraignment

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Recent Examples of arraignment According to jail records, Brandenburg is being held without bail, with his arraignment scheduled for Monday afternoon. Tim Fang, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 Pelrine was already subject to an internal Plymouth Police investigation, with the department saying after her arraignment that her duty status was under review. Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026 Both men were due in court for an arraignment hearing Monday afternoon, records show. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026 Adams County District Court Judge Brett Martin sentenced Roybal-Smith to 40 years in prison for each of the men’s deaths during a Monday morning arraignment hearing, court records show. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026 Candies appeared for his arraignment hearing Friday afternoon in Sacramento Superior Court. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026 She was ordered held on $25,000 bail at her arraignment Wednesday. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026 Meucci posted a $250,000 bond and is scheduled for arraignment at New Britain Superior Court on April 16. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraignment
Noun
  • Paxton told stories about running for office for the first time and his 2023 impeachment.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Indivisible cofounder Leah Greenberg said organizers expect people to protest for a variety of reasons − from immigration enforcement to calls for impeachment.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In the days and weeks following the Hamas massacre of innocent Israelis on October 7, 2023, students and colleagues alike in his academic community posted fiery condemnations of and expressions of moral disgust toward … Israel.
    Jesse Brown, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Without it, moral disagreement can quickly descend into condemnation.
    Eranda Jayawickreme, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 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 2 Apr. 2026.

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