01 v. t. To call or set as a prisoner at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint.
imp. & p. p.
Arraigned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Arraigning
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To call or set as a prisoner at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint.(Law)
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To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal.“They will not arraign you for want of knowledge.” — Dryden.“It is not arrogance, but timidity, of which the Christian body should now be arraigned by the world.” — I. Taylor.