to arraign
- verb
- /əˈreɪn/
- Formal
- 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.
- It's that Donald Trump is going to be arraigned again, probably twice.
- So I guess when you they really want you, they get you arraigned.
- President sitting now arrested, indicted being arraigned.
- Donald Trump is getting arraigned again later this afternoon, this time in DCCNN and MSNBC are in wall to wall coverage.
Examples
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The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on October 17 in front of the court.
Blog text (18) -
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.
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Oh, my baby brother is being arraigned on some serious charges.
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Has he been arraigned yet?
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Lira has been arraigned on capital murder charges.
Fiction book (1999) -
They'll both be arraigned on felony complaints.
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Camillo was arraigned on charges of trafficking in cocaine as a second or subsequent offense.
Blog text (22) -
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
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.