arraign
v.
put on trail; accuse
Arraignment
Arraignment is a
common law term for the formal reading of a
criminal complaint, in the presence of the
defendant, to inform him of the charges against him. In response to arraignment, the accused is expected to enter a
plea. Acceptable pleas vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but they generally include "guilty", "not guilty", and the
peremptory pleas (or pleas in bar), which set out reasons why a trial cannot proceed. In addition,
US jurisdictions allow pleas of "
nolo contendere" (no contest) and the "
Alford plea" in some circumstances.
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arraign
Verb
1. call before a court to answer an indictment
(entail) indict
(derivation) arraignment
2. accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy
(hypernym) accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate
Arraign
(v. t.)
To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal.
(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 appeal to; to demand; as, to arraign an assize of novel disseizin.
(n.)
Arraignment; as, the clerk of the arraigns.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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