arraign
[ uh-reyn ]
/ əˈreɪn /
Save This Word!
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.
QUIZZES
THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON THIS US STATE NICKNAME QUIZ?
Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.
Question 1 of 8
Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Origin of arraign
OTHER WORDS FROM arraign
ar·raign·er, nounun·ar·raigned, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for arraign
British Dictionary definitions for arraign
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012