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arraignment

noun

Definition of arraignment

as in impeachment

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Recent Examples of arraignment Holland was ordered held without bail after his arraignment on two counts of assault to rape, two counts of indecent assault and battery, kidnapping and witness intimidation. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Taliento was released without bail following her arraignment. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 He was taken to Hartford Hospital and was held in custody pending an arraignment on Wednesday in Middletown Superior Court. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026 The superseding indictment was expected, and Cole was in court on Thursday for his arraignment, according to a court calendar. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026 The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office had not formally filed charges against Chen, and his arraignment in Sacramento Superior Court had not been scheduled. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Ross is scheduled for arraignment on October 22 for the Miami, Florida, case. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Grand jury proceedings are secret, but if an indictment is returned, it’s generally unsealed when prosecutors bring the defendant into court for arraignment. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026 The man accused of killing two men during shootings in the Bronx and Brooklyn pleaded not guilty at his court arraignment on Tuesday. — Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

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Several years later, DeLay was the force driving Clinton’s impeachment and was simply too toxic to seek the speaker’s chair.

— Michael Tarm, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
His questions began to venture into the sensitive topics of potential resignation or even impeachment.

— Walter Podrazik, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of impeachment

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Videos also surfaced allegedly showing two teachers being attacked by students, provoking condemnation from the French president and officials as well as teaching unions.

— Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent campaign filings by the Yes on Proposition 45 campaign revealed two donations that quickly drew condemnations from Democratic leaders.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of condemnation

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The initiative comes amid criticism of Mamdani’s denunciations of Israel.

— Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani debuted a sweeping plan Tuesday to combat antisemitism and hate crimes against Jewish people in New York City, moving to assuage lingering concerns from critics who see his steadfast denunciations of Israel as antisemitic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

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