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arraigns

/əˈɹeɪnz/

arraigns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of arraign.

Meaning of arraign

Verb

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

  1. (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.
  2. 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

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Questions about arraigns

What is arraigns the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Arraigns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of arraign.
How do you pronounce arraigns?
Arraigns is pronounced /əˈɹeɪnz/.

Words near arraigns in the dictionary

  1. arraigneth
  2. arraigning
  3. arraignings
  4. arraignment
  5. arraignments
  6. arraigns
  7. Arraiján
  8. Arram
  9. Arrambide
  10. Arrambides
  11. arran

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