ARRAIGN Definition & Meaning

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arraign

[ uh-reyn ]

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verb (used with object)

Law. to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment, a formal charge for which it has been ascertained that there is enough evidence to warrant trial:
He is scheduled to be arraigned this morning on drug and gun charges.
to accuse or charge in general; criticize; censure:
I am not arraigning Professor Wells for these omissions, only mentioning them to indicate how complex such questions can be.

arraign

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verb

to bring (a prisoner) before a court to answer an indictment
to call to account; complain about; accuse

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Derived Forms

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of arraign¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English arainen, from Anglo-French arainer, Old French araisnier, equivalent to a- a- ⁵ + raisnier, from unrecorded Vulgar Latin ��پ�ō�� “to talk, reason”; ratio

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of arraign¹

C14: from Old French araisnier to speak, accuse, from a- ² + raisnier, from Vulgar Latin ��پ�ō�� (unattested) to talk, argue, from Latin ��پ�ō a reasoning

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He is now scheduled to be arraigned, again, on Tuesday, according to court records.

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Curry was charged last week with murder in connection with Thomas’ death and is scheduled to be arraigned in April, court records show.

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Treviño-Morales was arraigned last week in Washington, where he pleaded not guilty to an array of drug and murder conspiracy charges for his alleged leadership of the Zetas.

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They were scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday, but that hearing was postponed.

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Victoria Goodwin was arrested Thursday, according to online inmate records from Nevada’s Clark County, and arraigned on charges of solicitation of murder and conspiracy murder.

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