arraign

  • 21arraign — ar·raign || É™ reɪn v. put on trail; accuse …

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  • 22arraign — [ə reɪn] verb call before a court to answer a criminal charge. Derivatives arraignment noun Origin ME: from OFr. araisnier, based on L. ad to + ratio(n ) reason, account …

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  • 23arraign — v. a. 1. Prosecute, bring to trial, bring before a court. 2. Accuse, charge, denounce, impeach, indict, criminate, tax, censure, call to account, take to task …

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  • 24arraign — verb (T) technical to make someone come to court to hear what the court says their crime is: arraigned on a charge of murder arraignment noun (C, U) …

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  • 25arraign — verb 1) he was arraigned for murder Syn: indict for, prosecute for, put on trial for, bring to trial for, take to court for, lay/file/prefer charges against for, summons for, cite for; accuse of, charge with, incriminate with; archaic inculpate… …

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  • 26arraign — v 1. accuse, charge, indict, Law. impute, incriminate, criminate, recriminate, impeach, Rare. implead; denounce, implicate, (of an innocent person) Inf. frame, inculpate, inform against, Chiefly Scot. delate; cite, summon, serve with a summons or …

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  • 27arraign — ar·raign …

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  • 28arraign — ar•raign [[t]əˈreɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) law to bring before a court to answer an indictment 2) to accuse or charge in general; criticize adversely; censure • Etymology: 1275–1325; < OF araisnier=a a V+raisnier < VL *ratiōnāre to talk, reason < …

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  • 29arraign — /əˈreɪn / (say uh rayn) verb (t) 1. Law to call or bring before a court to answer to a charge or accusation. 2. to accuse or charge in general. –noun 3. Obsolete or Law arraignment. {Middle English araine(n), from Anglo French arainer, from… …

  • 30arraign —   v.t. call to account; bring before judicial court.    ♦ arraignment, n. indictment …

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