arraign
verb (used with object)
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.
are arraigning
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present progressiveof arraign.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"But you are arraigning me, the principal of the Parkville Liberal Institute," added Mr. Parasyte, measuring the judge from head to foot.
From Breaking Away or The Fortunes of a Student by Kilburn
“They are arraigning them in batches,” says Pierre.
From Orphans of the Storm by Henry MacMahon
