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.

Arraignment.

(law) The formal charging of a defendant with an offense.

plural of arraignment

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arraign

simple past tense and past participle of arraign

present participle of arraign

An arraignment.

(law) One who arraigns.

plural of arraigner