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Meaning of "arraign" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ARRAIGN

From Old French araisnier to speak, accuse, from a-² + raisnier, from Vulgar Latin ratiōnāre (unattested) to talk, argue, from Latin ratiō a reasoning.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ARRAIGN

arraign  [əˈreɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARRAIGN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Arraign is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb arraign in English.

WHAT DOES ARRAIGN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Arraignment

Arraignment is a formal reading of a criminal charging document in the presence of the defendant to inform the defendant of the charges against him or her. In response to arraignment, the accused is expected to enter a plea. Acceptable pleas vary among jurisdictions, but they generally include "guilty", "not guilty", and the peremptory pleas setting out reasons why a trial cannot proceed. Pleas of "nolo contendere" and the "Alford plea" are allowed in some circumstances.

Definition of arraign in the English dictionary

The definition of arraign in the dictionary is to bring before a court to answer an indictment. Other definition of arraign is to call to account; complain about; accuse.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ARRAIGN

PRESENT

Present
I arraign
you arraign
he/she/it arraigns
we arraign
you arraign
they arraign
Present continuous
I am arraigning
you are arraigning
he/she/it is arraigning
we are arraigning
you are arraigning
they are arraigning
Present perfect
I have arraigned
you have arraigned
he/she/it has arraigned
we have arraigned
you have arraigned
they have arraigned
Present perfect continuous
I have been arraigning
you have been arraigning
he/she/it has been arraigning
we have been arraigning
you have been arraigning
they have been arraigning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I arraigned
you arraigned
he/she/it arraigned
we arraigned
you arraigned
they arraigned
Past continuous
I was arraigning
you were arraigning
he/she/it was arraigning
we were arraigning
you were arraigning
they were arraigning
Past perfect
I had arraigned
you had arraigned
he/she/it had arraigned
we had arraigned
you had arraigned
they had arraigned
Past perfect continuous
I had been arraigning
you had been arraigning
he/she/it had been arraigning
we had been arraigning
you had been arraigning
they had been arraigning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will arraign
you will arraign
he/she/it will arraign
we will arraign
you will arraign
they will arraign
Future continuous
I will be arraigning
you will be arraigning
he/she/it will be arraigning
we will be arraigning
you will be arraigning
they will be arraigning
Future perfect
I will have arraigned
you will have arraigned
he/she/it will have arraigned
we will have arraigned
you will have arraigned
they will have arraigned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been arraigning
you will have been arraigning
he/she/it will have been arraigning
we will have been arraigning
you will have been arraigning
they will have been arraigning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would arraign
you would arraign
he/she/it would arraign
we would arraign
you would arraign
they would arraign
Conditional continuous
I would be arraigning
you would be arraigning
he/she/it would be arraigning
we would be arraigning
you would be arraigning
they would be arraigning
Conditional perfect
I would have arraign
you would have arraign
he/she/it would have arraign
we would have arraign
you would have arraign
they would have arraign
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been arraigning
you would have been arraigning
he/she/it would have been arraigning
we would have been arraigning
you would have been arraigning
they would have been arraigning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you arraign
we let´s arraign
you arraign
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to arraign
Past participle
arraigned
Present Participle
arraigning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARRAIGN


all-terrain
ˌɔːltəˈreɪn
Bahrain
bɑːˈreɪn
Bahrein
bɑːˈreɪn
brain
breɪn
Coleraine
ˈkəʊlˈreɪn
coreign
kəʊˈreɪn
darraign
dəˈreɪn
darraigne
dəˈreɪn
darrain
dəˈreɪn
darraine
dəˈreɪn
darrayn
dəˈreɪn
deraign
dəˈreɪn
Lorraine
lɒˈreɪn
moraine
mɒˈreɪn
out-reign
ˌaʊtˈreɪn
serein
səˈreɪn
subterrain
ˌsʌbtəˈreɪn
terrain
təˈreɪn
unrein
ʌnˈreɪn
vicereine
ˌvaɪsˈreɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARRAIGN

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Arran
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arrangement
arrangement fee
arrangements
arranger
arrant
arrantly
arras
arrased
arrasene

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARRAIGN

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Synonyms and antonyms of arraign in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ARRAIGN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «arraign» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of arraign

Translation of «arraign» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARRAIGN

Find out the translation of arraign to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of arraign from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «arraign» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

讯问
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arraign
570 millions of speakers

English

arraign
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपराधी ठहराना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استجاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обвинять
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arraign
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিযুক্ত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

accuser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Arraign
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

arraign
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

法廷に召喚する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

arraign
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Arraign
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buộc tội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குற்றஞ் சாட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दोष काढणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mahkemeye vermek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

deferire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pozwać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

звинувачувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deferi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσάγει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gerecht dae
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

åtala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arraign
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of arraign

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARRAIGN»

The term «arraign» is regularly used and occupies the 55.505 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARRAIGN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «arraign» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «arraign» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about arraign

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARRAIGN»

Discover the use of arraign in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to arraign and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important ...
The platform contained the following resolutions relating to State affairs : We arraign the Democracy of Missouri for thoir infamous legislation during their administration of the affairs of state— their cotton bill, which strikes at and means to ...
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Appletons' Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important ...
We arraign them for their unjust and unauthorized construction of the revenue laws, whereby our farmers are for the first time doubly taxed ; first on their growing crops, and again on their crops after they arc harvested. We arraign them for their ...
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Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important ...
The platform contained the following resolutions relating to State affairs : We arraign the Democracy of Missouri for their infamous legislation during their administration of the affairs ot state— their cotton bill, which strikes at and means to ...
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Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events
We adopt the sentiment of General Grant, “ Lct no guilty man escape ;” and we further say Let every guilty man be brought to punishment. in view of these sentiments we arraign the Democratic leaders of Mississippi, mid charge them with ...
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Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important ...
The platform contained the following resolutions relating to State afi'airs: We arraign the Democracy of Missouri for their infamous legislation during their administration of the aifairs 0t state—their cotton bill, which strikes at and means to ...
6
The Inter Ocean Curiosity Shop for the Year ...
"V, the government which they had failed to overthrow by arms. "2. I arraign them for having Injured the business interests of the country by forcing the present extra session, after liberal compromises w ere tendered to them prior to the close of ...
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The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for ...
We arraign and condemn the Republican Legislature for the enactment of vexatious, oppressive and vicious leglsiat'on, against which the Executive veto was interposed for the protection oi the people." SHORTCOMINGS OF REPUBLICAN ...
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The Tribune Almanac and Political Register
"We arraign and : condemn the Republican Legislature for having refused to enforce the Constitution by | appropriate legislation, for having failed to pass honeRt and equitable apportionment- , bills as required by the Constitution, for having ...
Horace Greeley, John Fitch Cleveland, Edward McPherson, 1892
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The Negro is a Man: A Reply to Professor Charles Carroll's ...
more than one person ; (5) We arraign him for rendering those pronouns in such a way as to make them refer to a male and a female, thus making pronouns of the second person to designate gender ; (6) We arraign him for again violating ...
W. S. Armistead, 1903
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A Law Dictionary and Glossary: Containing Full Definitions ...
Spelman, who is very copious in his illustration of the subject, is confident of the derivation of arraign from the old Latin word arramare, corru ted into arraniare ( the usual Latin form, by the very slight and easy change of m into ni. This opinion is ...
Alexander Mansfield Burrill, 1867

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARRAIGN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term arraign is used in the context of the following news items.
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Police arraign 115 street gang members in Kaduna
streets of Kaduna The Kaduna State Police Command, on Monday said it had arraigned 115 street gang members, locally known as “Yan ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
Aliens Listed in Voters Register
... and Defence Committee on Wednesday to discuss the matter...a vigorous investigation was underway to trace the aliens and arraign them. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
SWAT arrests 14-year-old boy in South Cummunsville homicide
The courts won't arraign an underage suspect without a parent present, and his parents were a no-show in court on Friday.The teen's ... «WLWT Cincinnati, Jul 15»
4
Police arraign bricklayer for alleged theft of 631 pieces of blocks
o-WOMEN-JAIL-facebook The police on Thursday arraigned a 29-year-old man, Sadiq Giwa, at the Gudu Upper Area Court for theft of 631 ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
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Police arraign 3 farmers charged with rape
jail2 The police on Thursday arraigned three farmers in a senior magistrates' court in Katsina for raping a 10-year-old girl. The accused are ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
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EFCC to re-arraign NLNG Co-operative Society's former president …
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said it has concluded arrangements to re-arraign former president of NLNG Staff ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
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Gbewaa judgment debt: Betty Mould, Ben Kumbour indicted
Since what was meant by his acquittal was that the Attorney-General could not re-arraign Mr. Yakubu Kasule before court on the same charges. «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
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N207bn Scam: EFCC To Re-Arraign Former President Of NLNG …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC will on September 15, 2015 re-arraign Julius Ola Peters, Emeka Iloegbunam, Ijeoma ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jun 15»
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N207b Scam: EFCC to re-arraign former president of NLNG …
WorldStage Newsonline-- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on September 15, 2015 re-arraign Julius Ola Peters, ... «WorldStage, Jun 15»
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Police arraign 31 Okada riders over attack on ACOMORAN members
ABEOKUTA—Ogun State police command yesterday arraigned 31 commercial motorcyclists, otherwise known as Okada riders, for allegedly ... «Gbooza, Jun 15»

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