arraignment
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arraignment
- /əˈɹeɪnmənt/
noun arraignments
- 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.
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noun charging of a defendant
| Español | acusación, orden de comparecencia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 罪状認否 zaijō nimpi, アレインメント areinmento |
| 中文 | 傳訊 /传讯 chuánxùn |
| Português | processo |
| Français | lecture de l'acte d'accusation |
| Deutsch | Anklage, Anklageverlesung |
| Русский | предъявле́ние обвине́ния predʺjavlénije obvinénija |
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@misc{arraignment_2026,
title = {arraignment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arraignment},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
