arraignment

arraignment definition - business

arraignment

The appearance in court of a defendant who is formally charged with a crime and asked to respond to the indictment or complaint.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.