arraign

ar·raign  (-rn)

tr.v. ar·raigned, ar·raign·ing, ar·raigns

1. Law To call (an accused person) before a court to answer the charge made against him or her by indictment, information, or complaint.

2. To call to account; accuse: "Johnson arraigned the modern politics of this country as entirely devoid of all principle" James Boswell.

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[Middle English arreinen, from Old French araisnier, from Vulgar Latin *adratinre, to call to account : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin rati, ratin-, account; see reason.]

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ar·raigner n.

ar·raignment n.

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arraign [ar-rain]

Verb

1. to bring (a prisoner) before a court to answer a charge

2. to accuse [Old French araisnier to accuse]

arraignment n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	arraign - call before a court to answer an indictment
	2.	arraign - accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy accuse, criminate, incriminate, impeach - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"

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arraign

verb accuse, charge, prosecute, denounce, indict, impeach, incriminate, call to account, take to task