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arraignment

noun

1. Law. an act or instance of bringing someone before a criminal court to hear an indictment,
   or formal charge, against them and to enter a plea in response to that charge:
   At her arraignment Crane pleaded not guilty, and the trial was set for May 21.
2. a calling into question or a finding fault, especially with respect to the value or virtue of something; critical examination:
   In his arraignment of the basic weaknesses in the nation's social fabric, he drew special attention to racism.

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Tanjapatkul is next due in court for his arraignment Nov. 18.

Torres was in court Wednesday for an arraignment but did not enter a plea, according the D.A.’s office.

I was among the press pack gathered outside a Manhattan court to witness Trump's arraignment in his criminal hush-money trial in April.

His arraignment hearing is scheduled for Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in Ventura County Superior Court.

His arraignment in 2021 was delayed as police discovered the suicide of a little girl in West Virginia, USA.