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arraignment

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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).
[Middle English arreinen, from Old French araisnier, from Vulgar Latin *adratinre, to call to account : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin rati, ratin-, account; see reason.]
ar·raigner n.
ar·raignment n.
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Noun1.arraignmentarraignment - a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
arraignment
noun accusation, charge, complaint, prosecution, indictment, impeachment, denunciation, incrimination The men are scheduled for arraignment on October 5th.
Translations
arraignment [əˈreɪnmənt] N (Jur) → lectura f del acta de acusación
arraignment [əˈreɪnmənt] n (LAW) → lecture f de l'acte d'accusation
arraignment
n (Jur) → Anklageerhebung f


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