arraign — to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈreɪn/
Korean meaning: 기소하다, 법정에 세우다
Korean pronunciation: 어**레**인
Example Sentences
- The celebrity chef was arraigned on fraud charges after his restaurant empire collapsed.
- When arraigned for stealing office supplies, he claimed the stapler followed him home.
- The judge will arraign all defendants next Tuesday in the federal courthouse.
arraign
VERB//əˈreɪn//
to bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge
Bringing defendant before court
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Origin
From Old French 'araigner' meaning 'to accuse or call to account,' derived from the prefix 'a-' (to) combined with 'raigner' (to judge or arrange). The word entered English through Norman French legal terminology used in medieval courts.
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“The celebrity chef was arraigned on fraud charges after his restaurant empire collapsed.”
“When arraigned for stealing office supplies, he claimed the stapler followed him home.”
“The judge will arraign all defendants next Tuesday in the federal courthouse.”
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