arraigning

verb

Definition of arraigningnext
present participle of arraign
as in appealing
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 Synonyms for arraigning
  1. accusing
  2. summoning
  3. citing
  4. indicting
  5. criticizing
  6. incriminating
  7. denouncing
  8. prosecuting
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  • The rights group joins a growing chorus of critics accusing Israel of committing genocidal acts in its war in Gaza.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Venezuelan leadership responded, over many years, by repeatedly accusing her of conspiracy, treason, and fraud, even banning her from leaving the country.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of accusing
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  • In the latest version of the Files by Google app, summoning Gemini while looking at a PDF gives you the option to ask about the file, writes Android Police.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 21 Dec. 2024
  • By the 1980s, when more modern methods of summoning help had supplanted its usefulness, the tower remained as a beacon for bored teenagers.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of summoning
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  • Many articles are hedging their bets about AI in 2025, citing costs and ROI, but your small business must use it.
    Erik Logan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The sheriff's office also issued an evacuation order Monday afternoon for oceanfront residents along an approximately 3-mile stretch of shoreline just south of Santa Cruz, citing large swells and high tides.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of citing
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  • In July, her office led the charge in indicting employees of Radius Recycling – formerly known as Schnitzer Steel – regarding a massive 2023 fire that spewed toxic smoke across the East Bay.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Following Hamas’s attack, the government has rolled back this campaign by detaining and indicting Arab citizens over their social media posts and preventing Arab antiwar demonstrations.
    Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of indicting
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  • Finally, Assad’s fall has fueled domestic discontent among loyalists to the regime in Tehran, with some calling the loss a strategic blunder and openly criticizing the government on state television.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Shiney-Ajay said Harris should have spent additional time criticizing lawmakers—like Manchin and Congressional Republicans—who limited the administration's climate goals, using it as a chance to emphasize her intent to seek greater climate victories in the future.
    Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of criticizing
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  • He also was told to watch any incriminating videos from Combs’ personal devices and delete them, or he would be terminated.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Jamie then killed his own father to cover that trail, with Beth memorializing the moment in an incriminating photo as Jamie prepared to dump dad’s corpse in the Train Station.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of incriminating
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  • The governor questioned the project’s future but stopped short of denouncing the possible use of eminent domain to advance the MPRP.
    Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Among those denouncing the deportations was Gandy Thomas, Haiti’s permanent representative of the Organization of American states, an international body that promotes democracy and defends human rights.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of denouncing
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  • Another Florida native, Moody also spent time with the United States Attorney's Office prosecuting drug, firearm and fraud offenses.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Atchison's defense attorney Ben Powers had asked Chappell to disqualify the DA's office from prosecuting the case because Powers and a private investigator were pictured in the audit.
    Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of prosecuting
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