Showing results for "arraigned"

• past tense form of arraign.
• past participle of arraign.

arraigned

American  

[uh-raynd] / əˈreɪnd /

adjective

1. Law. called or brought before a court to answer to an indictment.

   The case against all the arraigned men was dismissed after a jury ruled there was no proof of their involvement in the robbery.

2. accused or criticized; censured.

   In an earlier movie, the same actor gave a much arraigned performance as an aspiring folk musician.

---

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of arraign.

Other Word Forms

• unarraigned
  adjective

---

Etymology

Origin of arraigned

First recorded in 1580–90; arraign + -ed ² for the adjective senses; arraign + -ed ¹ for the verb sense

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

arraigned

Jonathan Hanson, who lived at the home, also was arraigned on Tuesday and did not enter a plea, Sean Webby, a spokesman for the district attorney’s office, said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Singh is scheduled to be arraigned on Nov. 6.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Julie Hanway Molina, 56, was arrested at her Aliso Viejo home and is expected to be arraigned Thursday in U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

He hadn’t been arraigned by Friday evening, a spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

They arraigned him before a justice, but by that time your grandfather and Mr Coldfield had got there.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---