arraign
Law. to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment, a formal charge for which it has been ascertained that there is enough evidence to warrant trial: He is scheduled to be arraigned this morning on drug and gun charges.
Origin of arraign
1Other words from arraign
- ar·raign·er, noun
Words Nearby arraign
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How to use arraign in a sentence
The police locked him in a cell, and made plans to arraign Picasso.
It had been his intention before arriving there, to arraign his wife again for having let Orlean go West in the beginning.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxIf you persist, I shall positively arraign you at the bar of good breeding and fashion.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II | VariousThen suddenly he found himself disposed to arraign himself for selfishly clinging to his ideals.
David Dunne | Belle Kanaris ManiatesThere is certainly a possibility that I may arraign myself against his dearest interests.
Doctor Grimshawe's Secret | Nathaniel Hawthorne
At first I supposed the intention was to arraign me before the high court of Thousandacres, but in this I was in error.
The Chainbearer | J. Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for arraign
/ (əˈreɪn) /
to bring (a prisoner) before a court to answer an indictment
to call to account; complain about; accuse
Origin of arraign
1Derived forms of arraign
- arraigner, noun
- arraignment, noun
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