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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  • Advertisement In 2022, a woman filed for a restraining order against Sweeting, accusing her of punching her repeatedly in the head and kicking her in the chest.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • On top of this, Google is contending with antitrust cases accusing the company of monopolizing the search market, with potential remedies including a breakup, regulatory oversight, and restrictions on its businesses.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of accusing
Verb
  • On July 2, Neptune stationed retrograde, summoning us into a period of heightened awareness and self-reflection.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The New York Philharmonic has a habit of summoning ex-leaders back into service.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of summoning
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  • The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned for protection in 2014, citing dire declines in monarch populations.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Jones is appealing the money has been ordered to pay in judgments citing free speech rights.
    Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of citing
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The words echo Delay, Deny, Defend, the title of a 2010 book criticizing the insurance industry.
    Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Making it in Russia while criticizing Vladimir Putin?
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of criticizing
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  • The owner, from Pennsylvania, shared several incriminating pictures of her chihuahua and Jack Russell mix, named Leia, holding pieces of bread in her mouth after wandering into the neighbor's yard.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Nothing good was ever going to come from Chekhov’s incriminating evidence, which Matt planted in Nathan’s garage a few episodes ago, but the final twist totally blindsides him and Ava.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of incriminating
Verb
  • Thousands have since taken to the streets, denouncing an assault on democracy.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Texas Governor Greg Abbott responded to a doctor's viral video denouncing a requirement for hospitals to collect immigrant patient data by appearing to threaten to withdraw funding.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of denouncing
Verb
  • But the Hawaii Supreme Court reversed that decision and concluded that prosecuting Wilson for carrying a handgun didn't violate the Constitution.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Prosecutors must abstain from prosecuting others based on partisan affiliation or personal animosity.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of prosecuting
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