arraign

verb [T]

/əˈreɪn/ law

Definition

› to formally accuse someone of a particular crime in a court of law and to ask the accused to state guilt or innocence: He was arraigned on a robbery charge. arraignment

/əˈreɪn·mənt/ noun [C] › law They pleaded not guilty at their arraignment.

(Definition of arraign verb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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