arraignment
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.
Noun
- 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.
- 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. - 2020 March 11, Jan Ransom, “Harvey...
- […]— the indictment will remain sealed until his expected arraignment on Tuesday, when the charges will be formally revealed. - 2023 March 30, William K. Rashbaum, “This is what will happen when Trump is arrested in the...
Origin
Etymology tree English arraign Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English arraignment From arraign + -ment.