arraign
[ uh-reyn ]
/ əˈreɪn /
verb (used with object)
to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment.
to accuse or charge in general; criticize adversely; censure.
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Origin of arraign
OTHER WORDS FROM arraign
ar·raign·er, nounun·ar·raigned, adjectiveWords nearby arraign
arquebusier, arr., arracacha, arrack, arrah, arraign, arraignment, arran, arrange, arrangement, arrangements
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British Dictionary definitions for arraigned
arraign
/ (əˈreɪn) /
verb (tr)
to bring (a prisoner) before a court to answer an indictment
to call to account; complain about; accuse
Derived forms of arraign
arraigner, nounarraignment, nounWord Origin for arraign
C14: from Old French araisnier to speak, accuse, from a- ² + raisnier, from Vulgar Latin ratiōnāre (unattested) to talk, argue, from Latin ratiō a reasoning
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