- raign
- ar·raign·er;ar·raign·ment;ar·raign;de·raign;
English syllables. 2014.
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ar|raign´er — ar|raign «uh RAYN», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to bring before a law court to answer a charge: »The cashier was arraigned on a charge of stealing. SYNONYM(S): charge, indict. 2. to call in question; find fault with; accuse. –n. the act or process of… … Useful english dictionary
ar|raign — «uh RAYN», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to bring before a law court to answer a charge: »The cashier was arraigned on a charge of stealing. SYNONYM(S): charge, indict. 2. to call in question; find fault with; accuse. –n. the act or process of arraigning … Useful english dictionary
ar|raign|ment — «uh RAYN muhnt», noun. 1. the act of bringing before a court to answer a charge: »the arraignment of the suspects. 2. unfavorable criticism; a charging with faults; blaming; accusation … Useful english dictionary
de|raign|ment — «dih RAYN muhnt», noun. Obsolete. a deraigning or being deraigned … Useful english dictionary
de|raign — «dih RAYN», transitive verb. Obsolete. 1. Law. a) to dispute or contest (a claim), especially by wager of battle. b) to prove or vindicate (a right), especially by wager of battle. 2. a) to arrange (an army) for battle. b) to set (troops) in… … Useful english dictionary
ar·raign — … Useful english dictionary
arraign — ar•raign [[t]əˈreɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) law to bring before a court to answer an indictment 2) to accuse or charge in general; criticize adversely; censure • Etymology: 1275–1325; < OF araisnier=a a V+raisnier < VL *ratiōnāre to talk, reason < … From formal English to slang
arraign — ar·raign /ə rān/ vt [Anglo French arrainer, from Old French araisnier to address, call to account, from a , prefix stressing goal of an action + raisnier to speak]: to bring (a defendant) before a judge or magistrate to hear the charges and to… … Law dictionary
arraign — ar|raign [ ə reın ] verb transitive usually passive LEGAL to order someone to go to a court of law to be formally charged with a crime: A 52 year old Detroit man has been arraigned on charges of murder. ╾ ar|raign|ment noun count or uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
