Dictionary

arraignment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˈɹeɪnmənt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English arraign Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English arraignment From arraign + -ment.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The formal charging of a defendant with an offense; in many jurisdictions it includes their response in the form of a plea, typically as guilty, not guilty, or no contest.
   • […]— the indictment will remain sealed until his expected arraignment on Tuesday, when the charges will be formally revealed. 2023 March 30, William K. Rashbaum, “This is what will happen when Trump is arrested in the coming days.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • This process, Mr. Rothfeld said, could be interrupted at any moment if prosecutors in Los Angeles successfully extradite him for an arraignment on the sexual assault charges there. 2020 March 11, Jan Ransom, “Harvey Weinstein’s Stunning Downfall: 23 Years in Prison”, in New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

nonarraignment · rearraignment

Relateds

indictment

Translations (19)

tr itham (charging of a defendant) · hu vádemelés (charging of a defendant) · es orden de comparecencia (charging of a defendant) · sv anklagelse (charging of a defendant) · tl pagbasa ng sakdal (charging of a defendant) · cmn 傳訊 /传讯 (charging of a defendant) · pt processo (charging of a defendant) · no tiltale (charging of a defendant) · nl voorgeleiding (charging of a defendant) · ja アレインメント (charging of a defendant) · de Anklage (charging of a defendant) · ru предъявле́ние обвине́ния (charging of a defendant) · ja 罪状認否 (charging of a defendant) · af aanklag (charging of a defendant) · fr lecture de l'acte d'accusation (charging of a defendant) · fi syytteenluku (charging of a defendant) · tr suçlama (charging of a defendant) · de Anklageverlesung (charging of a defendant) · es acusación (charging of a defendant)