arraign

verb

/əˈreɪn/

[usually passive] (law法律)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they arraign	/əˈreɪn/ /əˈreɪn/
he / she / it arraigns	/əˈreɪnz/ /əˈreɪnz/
past simple arraigned	/əˈreɪnd/ /əˈreɪnd/
past participle arraigned	/əˈreɪnd/ /əˈreɪnd/
-ing form arraigning	/əˈreɪnɪŋ/ /əˈreɪnɪŋ/

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to bring somebody to court in order to formally accuse them of a crime提讯；提审；控告
- be arraigned for something He was arraigned for murder.他因谋杀罪而被提讯。
- be arraigned He was arraigned on a charge of murder.他以谋杀罪名而受到提审。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French araisnier, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + ratio(n-) ‘reason, account’.