ARRAIGNED Definition & Meaning

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arraigned

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adjective

Law. called or brought before a court to answer to an indictment:
The case against all the arraigned men was dismissed after a jury ruled there was no proof of their involvement in the robbery.
accused or criticized; censured:
In an earlier movie, the same actor gave a much arraigned performance as an aspiring folk musician.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of arraign.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of arraigned¹

First recorded in 1580–90; arraign + -ed ² for the adjective senses; arraign + -ed ¹ for the verb sense

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Combs pleaded not guilty to the previous indictment and will be arraigned on the new counts April 25.

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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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