Arraign



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.传讯; 指责
• ［英］ v.传讯 ( charge in court; indict)
• ［记］ 由arrange ( 安排) 到arraign ( 审讯) -> 安排对犯人审讯

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English arreinen, from Anglo-French areisner, arener, from a- (from Latin ad-) + raisner to address, from Vulgar Latin *rationare, from Latin ration-, ratio reason — more at reason
• Date: 14th century
• 1. to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment ; charge
• 2. to accuse of wrong, inadequacy, or imperfection
• • arraignment noun

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