arraign
verb (used with object)
to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment, a formal charge for which it has been ascertained that there is enough evidence to warrant trial.
arraigning
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present participleof arraign.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“It’s been arraigning — I mean, raining,” Mr. Conway tweeted.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
Dr Mehmood says there aren't enough police available to "handle all these cases efficiently and judiciously, without arraigning innocent people to complete paperwork and save their jobs".
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2020
It is hard to resist the conclusion that Garner, in full maternal mode, is arraigning him for not being more of a man.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 4, 2016
Another positive development involves arraigning and prosecuting poachers in courts in the main cities, which are considered less susceptible to corruption than their local counterparts.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 10, 2015
He carried his religion courageously into politics, and while arraigning slavery as the grand rebel, he also severely criticised the management of the war and the Border State policy of the President.
From Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 by George W. Julian
