arraign

verb

🔊/əˈreɪn/

[usually passive] (law法律)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they arraign	🔊/əˈreɪn/ 🔊/əˈreɪn/
he / she / it arraigns	🔊/əˈreɪnz/ 🔊/əˈreɪnz/
past simple arraigned	🔊/əˈreɪnd/ 🔊/əˈreɪnd/
past participle arraigned	🔊/əˈreɪnd/ 🔊/əˈreɪnd/
-ing form arraigning	🔊/əˈreɪnɪŋ/ 🔊/əˈreɪnɪŋ/

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to bring somebody to court in order to formally accuse them of a crime提讯；提审；控告
- be arraigned for something He was arraigned for murder.他因谋杀罪而被提讯。🔊🔊
- be arraigned He was arraigned on a charge of murder.他以谋杀罪名而受到提审。🔊🔊
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French araisnier, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + ratio(n-) ‘reason, account’.