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Definition of arraign verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

arraign

verb

NAmE//əˈreɪn//

[usually passive] arraign somebody (for something) (law)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they arraign

he / she / it arraigns

past simple arraigned

-ing form arraigning

to bring someone to court in order to formally accuse them of a crime He was arraigned for murder. He was arraigned on a charge of murder.

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arraignment noun [countable, uncountable]

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