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arraign
[ uh-reyn ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
I am not arraigning Professor Wells for these omissions, only mentioning them to indicate how complex such questions can be.
arraign
/ əˈreɪn /
verb
- to bring (a prisoner) before a court to answer an indictment
- to call to account; complain about; accuse
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Derived Forms
- arˈraignment, noun
- arˈraigner, noun
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Other Words From
- ar·raign·er noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arraign1
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Example Sentences
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.
If you persist, I shall positively arraign you at the bar of good breeding and fashion.
Then suddenly he found himself disposed to arraign himself for selfishly clinging to his ideals.
There is certainly a possibility that I may arraign myself against his dearest interests.
At first I supposed the intention was to arraign me before the high court of Thousandacres, but in this I was in error.
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