arraigned

American  

[uh-reynd] / 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.

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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

The mass trial opened on Tuesday at a high court in the capital, Abuja, where 227 suspects were arraigned before 10 judges, according to Attorney General Lateef Fagbemi.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

She’s scheduled to be arraigned on April 6 and is currently out on bail with an ankle monitor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

A criminal complaint had not been filed as of 10:45 a.m. on Monday, but Hochman said both defendants are expected to be arraigned in the Bellflower Courthouse on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Ortiz was arraigned on Tuesday and is being held in a Los Angeles jail on bail of over $1.8 million, according to county inmate records and prosecutors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 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