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arraign Definition

ar·raign (ə rān)

transitive verb

  1. to bring before a law court to hear and answer charges
  2. to call to account; accuse

Etymology: ME arreinen < OFr araisnier < ML adrationare < L ad, to + ratio, reason

arraign Related Forms
ar·raign·ment noun
arraign Synonyms

arraign

v.

summon, charge, indict; see accuse. See syn. study ataccuse.

arraign Usage Examples

Preposition: before

  • court: Irving, 67, had started the day affecting the image of an English gent arraigned before a foreign court.

Preposition: for

  • treason: Cranmer was imprisoned and arraigned for treason but ultimately pardoned.

Preposition: on

  • indictment: The prosecutor should arrange for the charged person to be arraigned on that indictment within two months of the Court of Appeal's order.

Preposition: in

  • court: He was ordered held without bail after being arraigned in federal court in Springfield on Friday.

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