arraignment
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/əˈreɪnmənt/
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/əˈreɪnmənt/
A formal reading of the charges against a defendant in a criminal case, where the defendant is asked to plead.
During the arraignment, the judge asked the defendant how they would plead to the charges.
在傳訊期間,法官詢問被告對指控將如何答辯。