arraigned

[uh-reynd]

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of arraigned¹

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

Example Sentences

On Friday afternoon, McCluskie and Campbell appeared in federal court in Sacramento to be arraigned on conspiracy charges in back-to-back proceedings.

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Buzzard is accused of unlawfully violating the personal liberty of Tyler S. Brewer on Thursday and is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.

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The remaining defendants are scheduled to be arraigned in mid-November.

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They are expected to be arraigned in a Brooklyn, New York, court at a later date.

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He is scheduled to be arraigned in the coming weeks.

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