arraign
verb
Pronunciation: /əˈreɪn/
Definition
Call someone before a court of law to answer a criminal charge.
Examples
The prosecutor will arraign the defendant on charges of grand larceny tomorrow morning.
After being arrested, the suspect was arraigned in the local district court.
The judge refused to arraign the accused until his legal counsel had arrived.
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