arraignment

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Recent Examples of arraignment In their latest motion, prosecutors noted that Ramon himself remanded Aguilera to jail without bail after his initial arraignment, and that the judge who oversaw the preliminary hearing preserved that custody status. Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025 Farwell will not be present for his arraignment on the new charge. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 An arraignment is tentatively set for Wednesday in Chula Vista Superior Court, according to jail records. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025 Lucas appeared in court on Thursday afternoon for his arraignment. Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 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 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 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
  • Regardless of which party is calling for the impeachment of judges, the outcome is unlikely to result in a conviction by the Senate.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
  • That led to impeachment hearings.
    Juan Williams, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
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
  • Condemnations Some South American leaders offered some of the strongest and swiftest denunciations, alongside Iran and Russia.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
  • In addition to Murton's denunciations of conditions at Cummins and Tucker, his book explores the woefully inadequate women's prison, located on the same grounds as Cummins.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025

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“Arraignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arraignment. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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