Definition of
Arraign
- (verb, communication) accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy
- (verb, social) call before a court to answer an indictment
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Alternate forms of Arraign
Derivations: arraignment
Hypernyms: accuse, criminate, impeach, incriminate
Origin of the word Arraign
- early 14c., "to call to account," from O.Fr. araisnier, from V.L. *arrationare, from L. adrationare, from ad- "to" + *rationare, from ratio "argumentation, reckoning, calculation" (see ratio). Sense of "to call up on a criminal charge" is c.1400. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
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