arraignment

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Recent Examples of arraignment The admission was revealed at the teen suspect’s arraignment on murder charges Monday in the death of Manuel Estanislao Chox Choc, 21, inside Dyker Beach Park in Dyker Heights Saturday. John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026 Arnold turned himself in Wednesday night and pleaded not guilty at his arraignment hearing Thursday afternoon. Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 Records show that requests to cancel both warrants were submitted and accepted on June 26, following an arraignment on the warrants. Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 27 June 2026 An arraignment is set for July 2. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026 Court records show that an arraignment in custody was scheduled the morning of Friday, June 26. Paris Barraza, USA Today, 26 June 2026 Werhan remains held on $5 million bond following his arraignment in Superior Court in Torrington on Wednesday. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026 Sayer’s arraignment was moved to July 16 after his attorney Roberto Marquez requested a three-week postponement to review law enforcement reports and make a decision regarding the plea. Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 Police said Russell was booked into the Broome County Jail on Monday pending arraignment. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arraignment
Noun
  • Dershowitz served as a member of the president's legal team during the Senate trial, and made remarks about the constitutional standards for impeachment on the Senate floor.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Trump was withholding money from Ukraine that Congress had appropriated, and that was the basis for the impeachment.
    Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Following an inspection in March, the city issued a formal notice of condemnation and order to vacate, as only about 17% of the rooms inspected passed.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • The admission drew immediate condemnation from Democratic lawmakers.
    Ana Ceballos Follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • The bicentennial occurred during an election year, with all the partisan denunciations that entails (though when Jimmy Carter narrowly beat Ford, no one thought of contesting the results).
    Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Three words The lengthiest denunciation of Tyndale’s translation came from More, the English humanist who was King Henry VIII’s leading political official.
    Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 30 June 2026

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“Arraignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arraignment. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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