arraign
verb /əˈreɪn/
/əˈreɪn/
[usually passive] (law)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they arraign | /əˈreɪn/ /əˈreɪn/ |
| he / she / it arraigns | /əˈreɪnz/ /əˈreɪnz/ |
| past simple arraigned | /əˈreɪnd/ /əˈreɪnd/ |
| past participle arraigned | /əˈreɪnd/ /əˈreɪnd/ |
| -ing form arraigning | /əˈreɪnɪŋ/ /əˈreɪnɪŋ/ |
- to bring somebody to court in order to formally accuse them of a crime
- be arraigned for something He was arraigned for murder.
- be arraigned He was arraigned on a charge of murder.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French araisnier, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + ratio(n-) ‘reason, account’.