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to arraign

to arraign

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To call someone before a court to answer criminal charges
  • verb
  • /əˈreɪn/
  • Formal
translation icon : poner a disposición judicial
  • Brack was arraigned in superior court, county of Los Angeles.
  • arraigned on charges
  • arraigned in court
  • arraigned on murder charges

It's that Donald Trump is going to be arraigned again, probably twice.

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Examples

  • The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on October 17 in front of the court.

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  • Carlile is expected to be arraigned on the manslaughter charge on June 5.

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  • We'll formally arraign the defendant on his return.

  • Oh, my baby brother is being arraigned on some serious charges.

  • Has he been arraigned yet?

  • Lira has been arraigned on capital murder charges.

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  • They'll both be arraigned on felony complaints.

  • Camillo was arraigned on charges of trafficking in cocaine as a second or subsequent offense.

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  • Authorities quickly took him into custody, and a judge arraigned him on charges of criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, and trespassing.

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  • The judge will arraign the defendant on Monday morning.

Surface Forms

arraign infinitive
arraigned past
arraigned past participle
arraigning present participle
arraigns third person singular

Etymology

The word arraign comes from old words meaning 'to call to account' or 'to bring before a judge'. So to arraign someone is to officially call them into court to answer a criminal charge.