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/
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
A rain of charges falls on the defendant in court!
They arraign him as the rain reflects his pain.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
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.
Breakdown
a- (to) + raign (judge/arrange, from Latin 'rationare') = arraign (call to account before a court)
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“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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