arraigned
/əˈɹeɪnd/
arraigned is the simple past and past participle of arraign.
Meaning of arraign
Verb
arraign (third-person singular simple present arraigns, present participle arraigning, simple past and past participle arraigned)
- To officially charge someone in a court of law.
- He was arraigned in Washington, D.C., on the 25th of that month on charges of treason.
- To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal.
- They will not dare to arraign you for want of knowledge.1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
Words formed from arraigned
Words that rhyme with arraigned
- chained
- strained
- unrestrained
- constrained
- drained
- ordained
- restrained
- stained
- sustained
- trained
- ascertained
- attained
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Questions about arraigned
- What is arraigned the simple past and past participle of?
- Arraigned is the simple past and past participle of arraign.
- How do you pronounce arraigned?
- Arraigned is pronounced /əˈɹeɪnd/.
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