Arraignment
Arraignment is a formal reading of a criminal charging document in the presence of the defendant to inform the defendant of the charges against the defendant. In response to arraignment, the accused is expected to enter a plea. Acceptable pleas vary among jurisdictions, but they generally include "guilty", "not guilty", and the peremptory pleas (or pleas in bar) setting out reasons why a trial cannot proceed. Pleas of "nolo contendere" (no contest) and the "Alford plea" are allowed in some circumstances.
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This table shows the example usage of word lists for keywords extraction from the text above.
Word | Word Frequency | Number of Articles | Relevance |
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arraignment | 4 | 53 | 0.531 |
pleas | 4 | 1112 | 0.392 |
defendant | 3 | 1397 | 0.286 |
plea | 2 | 1032 | 0.197 |