arraign
English
/əˈɹeɪn/
verb
Definitions
- To officially charge someone in a court of law.
- To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English arreinen derived from Old French araisnier (address, verify).
Origin
Old French
araisnier
Gloss
address, verify
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- arraignable English
- arraigner English
- arraignest English
- arraigneth English
- arraignment English
- rearraign English
- rearraignment English
- unarraignable English
- arraisonnement French
- arraisonner French
- arreinen Middle English
- -ier Old French
- a- Old French
- araisnier Old French
- raison Old French