ARRAIGNMENTS

Noun

arraignments

plural of arraignment

Source: Wiktionary


ARRAIGNMENT

Ar*raign"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. arraynement, aresnement.]

1. (Law)

Definition: The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an indictment or complaint.

2. A calling to an account to faults; accusation. In the sixth satire, which seems only an Arraignment of the whole sex, there is a latent admonition. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ROOTS

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