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  1. 1. n. The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an indictment or complaint. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A calling to an account to faults; accusation. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 1. (Law) The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an indictment or complaint. 2. A calling to an account to faults; accusation. In the sixth satire, which seems only an Arraignment of the whole sex, there is a latent admonition. Dryden. Source: webster
  5. 5. The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the actof calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to anindictment or complaint. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n:100 n. a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment Source: ecdict

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