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Arraignment vs. Indictment
Arraignment
/ə'reɪnmənt/Examples:
The defendant awaits his court arraignment on Friday.She was nervous about her first arraignment in court.His lawyer prepared him thoroughly for the arraignment.
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Indictment
/ɪnˈdaɪtmənt/Examples:
"I am innocent of the crime as charged in the indictment.The indictment is fair.After months of investigation, the indictment was finally issued.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Arraignment has the word arrange within it, suggesting the organization of legal proceedings.
- Indictment contains the prefix in- which can imply into or inside, indicating an accusation is being formally brought inside the justice system.
- Arraignment ends with -ment, highlighting it as an event or action, whereas indictment also ends in -ment but focuses on the formal charge rather than the courtroom procedure.
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