From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisharraignar‧raign /əˈreɪn/ verb [transitive] SCL law to make someone come to court to hear what their crime isarraign somebody on something Thompson was arraigned on a charge of murder. —arraignment noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
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arraign somebody on something• Thompson was arraigned on three charges of murder.Origin arraign (1300-1400) Old French araisner, from raisnier “to speak”, from Latin ratio “reason” 