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arraign

verb [T]
 
 
/əˈreɪn/ legal

Definition

to formally accuse someone in a law court of a particular crime and ask them to say if they are guilty or not: He was arraigned on charges of aiding and abetting terrorists.Taking legal actionBlaming and accusing arraignment
 
 
/-mənt/ noun [C or U]
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