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Arraign

To call or set as a prisoner at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint.

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Accuse 76% connected

Accusation.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Call 76% connected

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Criminate 76% connected

To accuse of, or charge with, a crime.

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Impeach 76% connected

To hinder; to impede; to prevent.

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Incriminate 76% connected

To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate.

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Arraignment 74% connected

The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an indictment or compla…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Arraignment 74% connected

The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an indictment or compla…

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Accuse 72% connected

Accusation.

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Open English WordNet records that the source verb entails the related action.

Charge 72% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

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Indict 72% connected

To write; to compose; to dictate; to indite.

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