arraign

[Ar*raign·]

To arraign someone is to call the person before a court of law to be charged. You've probably seen it in movies. It's the part where an official charge is read and the accused responds by saying "guilty" or "not guilty."

...

To call or set as a prisoner at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint.

Verb
accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy

Verb
call before a court to answer an indictment


v. t.
To call or set as a prisoner at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint.

v. t.
To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal.

n.
Arraignment; as, the clerk of the arraigns.

v. t.
To appeal to; to demand; as, to arraign an assize of novel disseizin.


Arraign

Ar*raign" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arraigned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Arraigning.] [OE. arainen, arenen, OF. aragnier, aranier, araisnier, F. arraisonner, fr. LL. arrationare to address to call before court; L. ad + ratio reason, reasoning, LL. cause, judgment. See Reason.] 1. (Law) To call or set as a prisoner at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint. Blackstone. 2. To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal.
They will not arraign you for want of knowledge.
It is not arrogance, but timidity, of which the Christian body should now be arraigned by the world.
Syn. -- To accuse; impeach; charge; censure; criminate; indict; denounce. See Accuse.

Arraign

Ar*raign", n. Arraignment; as, the clerk of the arraigns. Blackstone. Macaulay.

Arraign

Ar*raign" , v. t. [From OF. aramier, fr. LL. adhramire.] (Old Eng. Law) To appeal to; to demand; as, to arraign an assize of novel disseizin.

To call or set as a prisoner at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint.

Arraignment; as, the clerk of the arraigns.

To appeal to; to demand; as, to arraign an assize of novel disseizin.

...

Usage Examples
Misspelled Form

arraign, qarraign, warraign, sarraign, zarraign, qrraign, wrraign, srraign, zrraign, aqrraign, awrraign, asrraign, azrraign, aerraign, a4rraign, a5rraign, atrraign, afrraign, aeraign, a4raign, a5raign, atraign, afraign, areraign, ar4raign, ar5raign, artraign, arfraign, areraign, ar4raign, ar5raign, artraign, arfraign, areaign, ar4aign, ar5aign, artaign, arfaign, arreaign, arr4aign, arr5aign, arrtaign, arrfaign, arrqaign, arrwaign, arrsaign, arrzaign, arrqign, arrwign, arrsign, arrzign, arraqign, arrawign, arrasign, arrazign, arrauign, arra8ign, arra9ign, arraoign, arrajign, arrakign, arraugn, arra8gn, arra9gn, arraogn, arrajgn, arrakgn, arraiugn, arrai8gn, arrai9gn, arraiogn, arraijgn, arraikgn, arraifgn, arraitgn, arraiygn, arraihgn, arraibgn, arraivgn, arraifn, arraitn, arraiyn, arraihn, arraibn, arraivn, arraigfn, arraigtn, arraigyn, arraighn, arraigbn, arraigvn, arraigbn, arraighn, arraigjn, arraigmn, arraig n, arraigb, arraigh, arraigj, arraigm, arraig , arraignb, arraignh, arraignj, arraignm, arraign .

Comments


Browse Dictionary