arraignment
🇺🇸
/əˈreɪnmənt/
🇬🇧
/əˈreɪnmənt/
noun
R
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.
translation
A formal reading of the charges against a defendant in a criminal case, where the defendant is asked to plead.
Word Forms
Plural
arraignments