arraigned

verb

past tense of arraign
as in accused
law to state the charges against someone who is accused of a crime in a formal procedure before a judge
—usually used as (be) arraigned He was arraigned on charges of manslaughter.

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Recent Examples of arraigned He was held on a $500,000 bond and was expected to be arraigned on Monday. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026 If the judge finds there is sufficient evidence to proceed to trial, Robinson will be arraigned and enter pleas. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 The teen was arraigned Thursday, July 2, in Pomona Superior Court. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 Sutphin is expected to be arraigned in District Court, Providence, on Friday, July 3. — Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 3 July 2026 The couple was arraigned on July 2 on multiple felony counts, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said in a statement. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 July 2026 The parents and grandparents of 16 children found living in a dilapidated house in southern Ohio were arraigned Wednesday on more than a dozen felony child endangerment charges, officials said. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 1 July 2026 Shaw, who was arrested on Tuesday by the Boise Police Department while in the city, is in the Ada County Jail awaiting extradition to Payette County, where she will be arraigned on two counts of first-degree murder. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026 According to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, 37-year-old Adam Mazur-Baker was arraigned Tuesday on one count of using a computer to commit a crime and one count of malicious use of telecommunications services. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraigned
  1. accused
  2. indicted
  3. appealed
  4. summoned
  5. cited
  6. booked
  7. impeached
  8. charged
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  • Caning is also used for individuals accused of gambling, drinking, adultery and premarital intimacy.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • All three have been previously accused of using tow trucks to commit further crimes.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Definition of accused
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  • At least 60 Israelis have been indicted on charges of spying for Iran, but this appears to be the first time an American has been detained in Israel on similar suspicions.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Continue reading … LAW AND DISORDER — Louisiana AG indicted after allegedly threatening New Orleans officials.
    — , FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of indicted
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  • It was appealed by Lifton and the PCFB and Blakeman’s ability to cure was frozen due to the appeal.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
  • Louisiana appealed to our court and sought a stay pending appeal.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Definition of appealed
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  • Envoys are summoned over the attacks On Monday, Afghanistan and Pakistan summoned each other’s top diplomats to protest the attacks.
    — Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • On Monday, Afghanistan and Pakistan summoned each other's top diplomats to protest the attacks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Definition of summoned
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  • At the same time, Hurlbut said young people are notably suspicious of AI and pointed out that this spring, several commencement speakers who cited the technology drew boos at graduation ceremonies in Arizona, Florida and Tennessee.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Investigators allege in court documents cited by WGN 9 that on the morning of the shooting, Eddie was seen in nearby security camera footage driving to the area where Kiara lived and walking to the back of her home.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of cited
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  • Roberto Machuca, 32, of the Garden Grove Police Department was arrested Saturday and booked into the Orange County Jail.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Michael Butler, 44, was arrested on July 1 and booked into the Harris County Jail in connection with the death of Martha Avila, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of booked
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  • Castillo was impeached and jailed for trying to dissolve Congress in 2022.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 4 July 2026
  • Trump has also expressed concern about potentially being impeached, should Congress return to the hands of Democrats.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 1 July 2026
Definition of impeached
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  • Two people were arrested and charged with murder Thursday in the 2024 overdose death of a Fort Worth man, according to online jail records.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026
  • Butler was arrested Thursday and charged with manslaughter, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of charged

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