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Recent Examples of arraignment
Horsman is being held without bail ahead of arraignment at a later date at Plymouth Superior Court in Brockton.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
For the second time this week, Judge Benjamin Cassady postponed the arraignment because Hernandez Santana remains under a federal custody hold.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
His arraignment was postponed, and a detention hearing is scheduled for Thursday.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Representatives for the Department of Justice declined to comment on the gap between the arrest and arraignment of the defendants.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
At his first court appearance Monday, Hunter Nadeau, 23, waived a formal arraignment on the second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of DeCesare.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
At the May arraignment, supporters rallied in the courthouse parking lot and were threatened with arrest.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
During the court arraignment, a judge set Hill's bail at $75,000 and said the singer must attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
His April arraignment in the federal case drew a similar outpouring.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
For the second time this week, Judge Benjamin Cassady postponed the arraignment because Hernandez Santana remains under a federal custody hold.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
His arraignment was postponed, and a detention hearing is scheduled for Thursday.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Representatives for the Department of Justice declined to comment on the gap between the arrest and arraignment of the defendants.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
At his first court appearance Monday, Hunter Nadeau, 23, waived a formal arraignment on the second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of DeCesare.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
At the May arraignment, supporters rallied in the courthouse parking lot and were threatened with arrest.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
During the court arraignment, a judge set Hill's bail at $75,000 and said the singer must attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
His April arraignment in the federal case drew a similar outpouring.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraignment
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As a House member, Schiff led the first impeachment against Trump for withholding aid from Ukraine in an effort to pressure its president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to perform a political favor.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Constitution likely does not allow for the impeachment of members of Congress.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a wide-ranging interview in Doha, two weeks after surviving an Israeli air-strike on a Hamas compound in the Qatari capital, Ghazi Hamad highlighted growing international condemnation of Israel’s offensive in Gaza and the spate of countries who have recognized Palestinian statehood.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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The announcement and the administration's claims have drawn widespread condemnation from medical experts and researchers.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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When words lose their original meanings and are repurposed as verbal cudgels, the public sphere becomes a jungle of denunciation, intimidation, and even violence.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Public denunciations grow Rokita's request comes as several grassroots efforts grow to publicly shame and punish Kirk’s detractors.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Arraignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arraignment. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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