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51New York State Unified Court System — New York This article is part of the series: Politics and government of New York …
52denounce — I (condemn) verb anathematize, animadvert, asperse, assail, assail with censure, assault, attack, be censorious, belittle, berate, besmear, besmirch, blackball, blacken, blacklist, brand, bring into discredit, bring to account, call to account,… …
53blame — I (culpability) noun accusal, accusation, blameworthiness, castigation, censurability, censurableness, censure, chargeability, condemnation, crimination, criticism, culpa, culpableness, damnation, decrial, delation, delinquency, denouncement,… …
54defendant — n. to arraign a defendant * * * [dɪ fendənt] to arraign a defendant …
55cite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. mention, bring forward, quote; arraign, summon; commend. See evidence, demonstration, repute. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To summon] Syn. call, arraign, order, subpoena; see summon 1 . 2. [To refer to… …
56prosecute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. urge, pursue, follow, continue, press; arraign, sue, indict, charge. See lawsuit, pursuit, accusation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To pursue] Syn. follow up, put through, execute, finish; see continue 1 .… …
57arraignment — (n.) mid 15c., from O.Fr. araisnement, from araisnier (see ARRAIGN (Cf. arraign)) …
58impeach — v. a. 1. Arraign, accuse, indict. 2. Arraign for malfeasance in office, accuse of maladministration. 3. Discredit, asperse, call in question, censure, denounce, disparage, criminate, impair, lessen …
59accuse — accuse, charge, incriminate, indict, impeach, arraign denote in common to declare a person guilty of a fault or offense. Accuse is typically immediate and personal and often suggests directness or sharpness of imputation or censure; charge… …
60denounce — v 1. criticize, condemn, denunciate, arraign, animadvert on or upon, reprobate, remonstrate, proscribe; decry, inveigh against, rail against, fulminate against, declaim against, attack, assail; disapprove, deprecate, disparage, belittle. 2.… …
