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The phrase "at arraignment" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal contexts to refer to the initial court proceeding where a defendant is formally charged and asked to enter a plea.
Example: "The defendant appeared at arraignment to hear the charges against him and to enter his plea."
Alternatives: "during the arraignment" or "at the time of arraignment".
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"The role of N.Y.P.D. ends at arraignment.
Ten years ago, roughly 45percentt of cases were resolved with a plea at arraignment, city officials said.
The teachers, who later married, were charged with disorderly conduct, but the charges were dismissed at arraignment.
At arraignment, the judge could not decipher the validity of the records and sent him to jail while it was sorted out.
Last year, Nassau courts at arraignment issued 1,336 temporary protection orders involving partners' abuse, according to data from Mr. Dillon's office.
Judge Jackson said she had set up a single courtroom to manage the Occupy Wall Street defendants who do not plead guilty or have their charges dismissed at arraignment.
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All pleaded not guilty at arraignments before Judge Michael R. Ambrecht of State Supreme Court in Manhattan.
The other two, Kevin Shea and Jeffrey Conroy, are expected to plead not guilty at arraignments next week.
All of the defendants were expected to plead not guilty at arraignments either yesterday or today.
At arraignments, the defendants, sitting behind glass in the "fish tank," often meet their public defenders for the first time.
In 21 counties in Florida in 2010, 70 percent of misdemeanor defendants pleaded guilty or no contest — at arraignments that averaged less than three minutes.
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