arraigned
Americanadjective
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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.
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accused or criticized; censured.
In an earlier movie, the same actor gave a much arraigned performance as an aspiring folk musician.
verb
Other Word Forms
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
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In one, an anonymously written feminist play called “Swetnam the Woman-Hater, Arraigned By Women,” the character standing in for Swetnam was named Misogynos.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2019
Arraigned in a Hartford, Conn., courtroom, Mr. Meyer pleaded not guilty to charges of transporting goods and wire fraud, and was released on an unsecured $250,000 bond after his arrest on Wednesday.
From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2013
July 26, 2013, 1:13 pm SAC Capital Is Arraigned on a Raft of Criminal Charges After years of winning criminal convictions against employees of SAC Capital Advisors, federal prosecutors on Friday confronted SAC itself.
From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2013
Arraigned in court, G. F. Jackson pleaded guilty, told the judge what he had said.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ile have my lookes Arraigned for't and small Cupid shall be judg, Who for your sake will make me blind as he is.
From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)
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