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• 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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unarraigned
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of arraigned

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

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Example Sentences

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arraigned

The couple were arraigned Sept. 16 and released.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 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

Proctor made a brief appearance in a downtown courtroom Monday and is expected to be arraigned later this week, according to a spokesman for the district attorney’s office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 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

We were finally formally arraigned and all thirty of us pleaded not guilty.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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