arraign

arraign

call before a court to answer to an indictment; to accuse or charge: They will arraign the suspect in the morning.
Not to be confused with:arrange – place in a certain order; adjust properly; array, group, sort, classify: Arrange the cards in alphabetical order.

ar·raign

A0435400 (ə-rān′)tr.v. ar·raigned, ar·raign·ing, ar·raigns 1. Law To call (an accused person) before a criminal court to hear and answer the charge made against him or her.2. To call to account; accuse: "Johnson arraigned the modern politics of this country as entirely devoid of all principle" (James Boswell).

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[Middle English arreinen, from Old French araisnier, from Vulgar Latin *adratiōnāre, to call to account : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin ratiō, ratiōn-, account; see reason.]

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ar·raign′er n.ar·raign′ment n.

arraign

(əˈreɪn) vb (tr) 1. (Law) to bring (a prisoner) before a court to answer an indictment2. to call to account; complain about; accuse[C14: from Old French araisnier to speak, accuse, from a-² + raisnier, from Vulgar Latin ratiōnāre (unattested) to talk, argue, from Latin ratiō a reasoning] arˈraigner n arˈraignment n

ar•raign

(əˈreɪn)

v.t. 1. to bring before a court to answer an indictment. 2. to accuse or charge in general; criticize adversely; censure. [1275–1325; < Old French araisnier=a- a-5 + raisnier < Vulgar Latin *ratiōnāre to talk, reason < Latin ratiō ratio] ar•raign′er, n. ar•raign′ment, n.

arraign

Past participle: arraigned
Gerund: arraigning

Imperative
arraign
arraign

Present
I arraign
you arraign
he/she/it arraigns
we arraign
you arraign
they arraign

Preterite
I arraigned
you arraigned
he/she/it arraigned
we arraigned
you arraigned
they arraigned

Present Continuous
I am arraigning
you are arraigning
he/she/it is arraigning
we are arraigning
you are arraigning
they are arraigning

Present Perfect
I have arraigned
you have arraigned
he/she/it has arraigned
we have arraigned
you have arraigned
they have arraigned

Past Continuous
I was arraigning
you were arraigning
he/she/it was arraigning
we were arraigning
you were arraigning
they were arraigning

Past Perfect
I had arraigned
you had arraigned
he/she/it had arraigned
we had arraigned
you had arraigned
they had arraigned

Future
I will arraign
you will arraign
he/she/it will arraign
we will arraign
you will arraign
they will arraign

Future Perfect
I will have arraigned
you will have arraigned
he/she/it will have arraigned
we will have arraigned
you will have arraigned
they will have arraigned

Future Continuous
I will be arraigning
you will be arraigning
he/she/it will be arraigning
we will be arraigning
you will be arraigning
they will be arraigning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been arraigning
you have been arraigning
he/she/it has been arraigning
we have been arraigning
you have been arraigning
they have been arraigning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been arraigning
you will have been arraigning
he/she/it will have been arraigning
we will have been arraigning
you will have been arraigning
they will have been arraigning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been arraigning
you had been arraigning
he/she/it had been arraigning
we had been arraigning
you had been arraigning
they had been arraigning

Conditional
I would arraign
you would arraign
he/she/it would arraign
we would arraign
you would arraign
they would arraign

Past Conditional
I would have arraigned
you would have arraigned
he/she/it would have arraigned
we would have arraigned
you would have arraigned
they would have arraigned

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	arraign - call before a court to answer an indictment
	2.	arraign - accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy accuse, criminate, incriminate, impeach - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"

arraign

verb accuse, charge, prosecute, denounce, indict, impeach, incriminate, call to account, take to task He was arraigned for criminally abetting a traitor.

arraign

verbTo make an accusation against:accuse, charge, denounce, incriminate, indict, tax.

Translations

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