Nonarraignment
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Absence of arraignment. uncountable
"A criminal defendant who has actual knowledge of charges may waive his right to arraignment on those charges by failing to object to nonarraignment and proceeding through a full trial on the merits as if he had entered a plea of not guilty thereto."
Example
More examples"A criminal defendant who has actual knowledge of charges may waive his right to arraignment on those charges by failing to object to nonarraignment and proceeding through a full trial on the merits as if he had entered a plea of not guilty thereto."
Etymology
From non- + arraignment.
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