arraigned

American  

[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.

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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

The mass trial opened on Tuesday at a high court in the capital, Abuja, where 227 suspects were arraigned before 10 judges, according to Attorney General Lateef Fagbemi.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 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

Ortiz was arraigned on Tuesday and is being held in a Los Angeles jail on bail of over $1.8 million, according to county inmate records and prosecutors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

“Well, you can make another call; we have a liberal policy in that regard. I can’t offer you the opportunity of calling a bondsman because your offense is unbailable, at present. When you’re arraigned, however—”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick