arraignment

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Recent Examples of arraignment Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi were being held without bail after their arraignment Monday on charges that include attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization and using a weapon of mass destruction. Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026 The 31-year-old Rozier appeared in a New York courtroom for his arraignment in December, during which Rozier pleaded not guilty and was released on a $3 million bond secured by his home in South Florida. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026 Both teens wore white hazmat suits and handcuffs connected to a chain around their waists and appeared nervous at their Manhattan Federal Court arraignment Monday. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026 Rozier, 31, made an appearance in a federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, in December for his arraignment. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026 At his arraignment, Judge Kimberlee Lagotta increased it to $2 million. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026 Miller had an arraignment scheduled Friday in Iowa on charges including felony second-degree burglary and misdemeanor theft, marijuana possession and gun possession. ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026 He was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing following his arraignment at Springfield District Court. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026 Chen was held on a $175,000 bond pending an arraignment on Tuesday in Bridgeport Superior Court. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraignment
Noun
  • But the congresswoman voted against impeachment.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026
  • For example, Congress exercises the judicial power insofar as the Senate conducts trials in the aftermath of impeachment in the House of Representatives.
    Cass Sunstein, Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • International law experts say targeting civilians violates armed conflict regulations, drawing condemnation from the UN and human rights groups.
    Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Sunni imams issued fatwas, legal condemnations by Islamic religious leaders, against us infidels.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The author blamed Padilla Peralta for stoking a culture of denunciations, using terms that evoked the Cultural Revolution.
    Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The controversy connects to a larger schism on the right, with some conservatives pushing back against an increasingly vocal faction whose denunciations of Israel, critics say, often combine with blatant antisemitism.
    Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026

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“Arraignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arraignment. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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