01 n. The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an indictment…
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The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an indictment or complaint.(Law)
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A calling to an account to faults; accusation.“In the sixth satire, which seems only an Arraignment of the whole sex, there is a latent admonition.” — Dryden.