arraigning
Bringing to court
Arraigning is bringing someone before a court to hear charges against them and enter a plea.
The term belongs to criminal procedure: The judge spent the morning arraigning defendants on drug charges.
Figuratively, to arraign is to accuse or call to account: The editorial arraigned the administration for its failures.
Formal charge from jury
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- defendantParty facing charges
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- pleaFormal request or defense
bail · hearing · felony · misdemeanor · summons · warrant · counsel · attorney
Official court decision
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- witnessOne who attests
- juryLegal decision-making body
cross-examination · subpoena · prosecution · defense · trial · adjudication · pleadings · oath
Cost or accusation
- indictFormally charge with crime
- accuseClaim someone did wrong
- incriminateShow involvement in wrongdoing
- implicateSuggest involvement in wrongdoing
denounce · allege · impute · blame · censure · condemn · finger-pointing · accusation
indictment
Formal charge from jury
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- defendantParty facing charges
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
plea · bail · hearing · felony · misdemeanor · summons · warrant · counsel · attorney · magistrate
verdict
Official court decision
jury · cross-examination · subpoena · prosecution · defense · trial · adjudication · pleadings · oath · bench
charge
Cost or accusation
- indictFormally charge with crime
- accuseClaim someone did wrong
- incriminateShow involvement in wrongdoing
implicate · denounce · allege · impute · blame · censure · condemn · finger-pointing · accusation · allegation
- reproachesblaming, scolding, rebuking, reprimanding, censuring
arraigningacquitting
Declaring legally innocent
convicting · sentencing · discharging · releasing · resolving
arraigningexonerating
Clearing of wrongdoing
acquitting · absolving · vindicating · clearing · pardoning
arraigningreleasing
Allowing to escape
freeing · discharging · liberating · setting free · dismissing
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