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arraigned

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[uh-reynd] / əˈreɪnd /

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.

Other Word Forms

  • unarraigned adjective

Etymology

Origin of arraigned

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

Example Sentences

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The defendants are scheduled to be arraigned Monday, Reisig said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Pearl is scheduled to be arraigned on April 1 and Wang on April 14 at the A.F.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

"Those with cases to answer will be formally arraigned before appropriate military judicial panel to face trial."

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

The Uganda Police Force said in a post on X on Thursday that Kivumbi would be "arraigned before court in due course".

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

We were finally formally arraigned and all thirty of us pleaded not guilty.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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