arraign

arraign
Synonyms and related words:
accuse, allege, anathematize, anathemize, animadvert on, article, blame, book, bring accusation, bring charges, bring to book, call to account, cast blame upon, cast reflection upon, censure, charge, cite, complain, complain against, condemn, criminate, cry down, cry out against, cry out on, cry shame upon, damn, decry, denounce, denunciate, fasten on, fasten upon, file a claim, finger, fulminate against, hang something on, have up, impeach, imply, impugn, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict, inform against, inform on, insinuate, inveigh against, lay charges, lodge a complaint, lodge a plaint, pin on, prefer charges, press charges, pull up, put on report, reflect upon, report, reprehend, reproach, reprobate, shake up, summon, take to task, task, taunt with, tax, test, try, twit

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  • arraign — ar·raign /ə rān/ vt [Anglo French arrainer, from Old French araisnier to address, call to account, from a , prefix stressing goal of an action + raisnier to speak]: to bring (a defendant) before a judge or magistrate to hear the charges and to… …   Law dictionary

  • Arraign — Ar*raign , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arraigned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arraigning}.] [OE. arainen, arenen, OF. aragnier, aranier, araisnier, F. arraisonner, fr. LL. arrationare to address to call before court; L. ad + ratio reason, reasoning, LL. cause,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Arraign — Ar*raign , v. t. [From OF. aramier, fr. LL. adhramire.] (Old Eng. Law) To appeal to; to demand; as, to arraign an assize of novel disseizin. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Arraign — Ar*raign , n. Arraignment; as, the clerk of the arraigns. Blackstone. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • arraign — (v.) late 14c., araynen, to call to account, from O.Fr. araisnier speak to, address; accuse (in a law court), from V.L. *arrationare, from L. adrationare, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + *rationare, from ratio argumentation, reckoning,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • arraign — charge, *accuse, impeach, indict, incriminate Analogous words: *summon, cite: try, test (see PROVE) Contrasted words: *answer, rejoin, reply, respond: acquit, exonerate, *exculpate, absolve, vindicate: defend, justify (see MA …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • arraign — [v] accuse blame, charge, criminate, hang on, incriminate, inculpate, indict, lay at one’s door*, pin it on*, point the finger at*, summon; concepts 44,317 Ant. discharge, exonerate, free, let go …   New thesaurus

  • arraign — ► VERB ▪ call before a court to answer a criminal charge. DERIVATIVES arraignment noun. ORIGIN Old French araisnier, from Latin ad to + ratio reason, account …   English terms dictionary

  • arraign — [ə rān′] vt. [ME arreinen < OFr araisnier < ML adrationare < L ad, to + ratio, REASON] 1. to bring before a law court to hear and answer charges 2. to call to account; accuse SYN. ACCUSE arraignment n …   English World dictionary

  • arraign — UK [əˈreɪn] / US verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms arraign : present tense I/you/we/they arraign he/she/it arraigns present participle arraigning past tense arraigned past participle arraigned legal to order someone to go to a court… …   English dictionary

  • arraign — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. indict, charge, accuse. See accusation, lawsuit. Ant., discharge, exonerate. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. summon, charge, indict; see accuse . See Synonym Study at accuse . III (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

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