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arraign

ar·raign [ ə ráyn ] (past and past participle ar·raigned, present participle ar·raign·ing, 3rd person present singular ar·raigns)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
charge somebody in court: to bring somebody to court to answer a criminal charge ( usually passive )

[14th century. Via Anglo-Norman arainer< assumed Vulgar Latin adrationare "call to account" < Latin ratio "reason"]

ar·raign·er noun
ar·raign·ment noun
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