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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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, judgment. See Reason.] 1. (Law) To call or set as a prisoner at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal. [1913 Webster] They will not arraign you for want of knowledge. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] It is not arrogance, but timidity, of which the Christian body should now be arraigned by the world. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] Syn: To accuse; impeach; charge; censure; criminate; indict; denounce. See Accuse. [1913 Webster]