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Arraignment

//əˈɹeɪnmənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The formal charging of a defendant with an offense; in many jurisdictions it includes their response in the form of a plea, typically as guilty, not guilty, or no contest. countable, uncountable

    "This process, Mr. Rothfeld said, could be interrupted at any moment if prosecutors in Los Angeles successfully extradite him for an arraignment on the sexual assault charges there."

  2. 2
    a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment wordnet

Etymology

From arraign + -ment.

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