arraigning

/əˈɹeɪnɪŋ/

arraigning is the present participle and gerund of arraign.

Meaning of arraign

arraign (third-person singular simple present arraigns, present participle arraigning, simple past and past participle arraigned)

(with-on, (archaic) for) 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.
Synonyms:

appeach, inculpate, indict, accriminate, accuse, becry, tax, charge, criminate, have up
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

arraigning (plural arraignings)

An arraignment.
- By no chance did you ever hear from him a whisper of those mean repinings, miserable arraignings and questionings of the Eternal Power, such as weak souls even well disposed will sometimes give way to in the pressure of their despair […]1871, Thomas Carlyle, The life of John Sterling, page 232

plural	arraignings

What does arraigning mean?: Arraigning means an arraignment.
What is arraigning the present participle and gerund of?: Arraigning is the present participle and gerund of arraign.
What part of speech is arraigning?: Arraigning is a noun.
How do you pronounce arraigning?: Arraigning is pronounced /əˈɹeɪnɪŋ/.
What is the plural of arraigning?: The plural of arraigning is arraignings.

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