Arraignment
Arraignment noun - A legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment.
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Hearing and arraignment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hearing" instead a noun "Arraignment".
Hearing
Hearing noun - Range of hearing.
Arraignment and hearing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arraignment" instead a noun "Hearing".
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Like a Son to Me: Cliff indicates this to Frank after the Dallas police discover the body of Tommy Sutter, and uses that fact to convince Frank to kill himself at his arraignment hearing.
Source: Series / Dallas - In the All in the Family episode, "Archie's Civil Rights," Archie is charged with possession of a tear gas weapon and tries to defend himself at his arraignment hearing without a lawyer.
Source: A Fool for a Client -
The dialogue Louis Piquett gives to Judge William Murray at Dillinger's arraignment hearing was taken almost verbatim from the actual court transcripts.
Source: Film / Public Enemies
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