arraignment

əˈreɪnmənt

Definition

Definition of arraignment - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

legal

TECH.

formal reading of charges in court

TECH.

The arraignment was scheduled for Monday morning.

accusation

charge

indictment

court appearance

TECH.

event of bringing someone to court

TECH.

His arraignment took place in the county courthouse.

charge

indictment

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Origin of arraignment

Old French, araisnier (call to court)

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rearraignment

repeat

second or subsequent arraignment

Examples of arraignment in a sentence

The arraignment lasted only a few minutes.
The arraignment was scheduled for early next week.
During the arraignment, the charges were formally read.

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French:lecture des chefs d'accusation, comparution, ...
German:Anklageverlesung, Anklageerhebung, ...
Italian:udienza di imputazione, udienza, ...
Spanish:lectura de cargos, comparecencia, ...
Portuguese:audiência de acusação, audiência, ...
Chinese:提审, 出庭, ...
Japanese:罪状認否, 出廷, ...
Arabic:جَلْسَة تَوْجِيه التُّهْمَة, جَلسة الاتهام, ...
Hebrew:הַעֲמָדָה לְדִין, ...
Russian:слушание, предъявление обвинения, ...
Ukrainian:засідання, арешт, ...
Hindi:आरोप-पत्र वाचन, पेशी, ...
Bengali:অভিযোগের পঠন, আদালতে উপস্থিতি, ...
Catalan:lectura de càrrecs, compareixença, ...
Czech:sdělení obvinění, předvedení před soud, ...
Danish:retsmøde, fremstilling, ...
Dutch:tenlastelegging, voorgeleiding, ...
Greek:ανάγνωση κατηγοριών, προσαγωγή, ...
Hungarian:vádismertetés, bíróság elé állítás, ...
Khmer:ការអានបទចោទប្រកាន់ជាផ្លូវការនៅតុលាការ, ការនាំខ្លួនឡើងតុលាការ, ...
Korean:기소 절차, 법정 출두, ...
Persian:جلسه تفهیم اتهام, احضار, ...
Polish:postawienie w stan oskarżenia, rozprawa, ...
Portuguese (BR):audiência de acusação, audiência, ...
Romanian:citirea acuzațiilor, arestare, ...
Swedish:åtalsuppläsning, häktningsförhandling, ...
Thai:การฟ้องร้อง, การพิจารณาคดี, ...
Turkish:duruşma, ...
Vietnamese:phiên tòa, buổi ra tòa, ...

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