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arraigned

[ uh-reynd ]

adjective

  1. Law. called or brought before a court to answer to an indictment:

    The case against all the arraigned men was dismissed after a jury ruled there was no proof of their involvement in the robbery.

  2. accused or criticized; censured:

    In an earlier movie, the same actor gave a much arraigned performance as an aspiring folk musician.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of arraign.
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Other Words From

  • un·ar·raigned adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of arraigned1

First recorded in 1580–90; arraign + -ed 2 for the adjective senses; arraign + -ed 1 for the verb sense
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Example Sentences

The talented musician is being held at the 71st Precinct in Brooklyn and due to be arraigned Thursday morning.

On Monday, Kurilla was arraigned on charges of criminal homicide and aggravated assault.

He was arraigned on two counts of hiding a corpse, and bail was set at $1 million.

Saudi citizens, too, have been arraigned, and executed, for sorcery.

They were arraigned in Manhattan criminal court on charges of burglary, reckless endangerment and jumping from a structure.

Three classes of people are arraigned for judgment: the righteous, the wicked, and the indifferent.

Even the religion of Stilicho was arraigned by the malice of his rival.

I never arraigned his creed, but the use or abuse made of it.

Are we not arraigned at the tribunal of civilization, by the helots of despotism?

Before Felix he was arraigned, and testified "what the prophets and Moses did say."

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