arraignment
[uh-reyn-muh nt]
- an act of arraigning or the state of being arraigned.
- a calling into question or a finding fault, especially with respect to the value or virtue of something; critical examination.
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Origin of arraignment
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Contemporary Examples
His attorney says he will be pleading not guilty at his arraignment in December.
The arraignment ended with us being everything we truly are and nothing we are really not.
The arraignment concluded as usual, with the exception of the judge inquiring about classified material.
The arraignment of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was just another hearing in Manhattan federal court.
Prosecutors planned to ask that bail be set at $100,000, and an arraignment date will be determined later.
Historical Examples
Nevertheless, Mary went on with her arraignment uncompromisingly.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
And at the end of his arraignment he attempted an awkward compliment.
Joan of Arc of the North WoodsHolman Day
In his speeches there was no challenge, no vituperation, no irony, no arraignment.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7Elbert Hubbard
It is an arraignment which humiliates the descendants of the members of that body.
Benjamin FranklinJohn Torrey Morse, Jr.
Gregory sank deeper into his chair as Dickie Lang proceeded with his arraignment.
El DiabloBrayton Norton
Word Origin and History for arraignment
n.
mid-15c., from Old French araisnement, from araisnier (see arraign).
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