arraignment

[ uh-reyn-muh nt ]

/ əˈreɪn mənt /

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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1400–50; late Middle English arainement < Middle French araisnement. See arraign, -ment

non·ar·raign·ment, noun

His attorney says he will be pleading not guilty at his arraignment in December.
Rape, Lies & Videotape in Ferguson|Michael Daly|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The arraignment ended with us being everything we truly are and nothing we are really not.
Gripping His Koran, Anas al-Liby Has His Day in Court|Michael Daly|October 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The arraignment concluded as usual, with the exception of the judge inquiring about classified material.
Bin Laden’s Son-in-Law Is Arraigned Just Blocks From the Twin Towers|Michael Daly|March 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The arraignment of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was just another hearing in Manhattan federal court.
Bin Laden’s Son-in-Law Is Arraigned Just Blocks From the Twin Towers|Michael Daly|March 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Prosecutors planned to ask that bail be set at $100,000, and an arraignment date will be determined later.
Pendleton Marines’ Car Crash Raises Questions of Alcohol Abuse in Military|Jamie Reno|June 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The first of these was an arraignment of the mechanical spirit of the age.
From Chaucer to Tennyson|Henry A. Beers
In his speeches there was no challenge, no vituperation, no irony, no arraignment.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7|Elbert Hubbard
This observation, more profound perhaps than she herself was aware, is an arraignment of pedantry in execution.
The Mind of the Artist|Various
This arraignment of his memory was in pure jest, for the doctor's mind was to the end like an unclouded crystal.
Ponkapog Papers|Thomas Bailey Aldrich
He looked fixedly at Firmstone, as he ended his arraignment.
Blue Goose|Frank Lewis Nason