Look up: Arraignment

1. arraignment
   [n] - a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment
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2. arraignment
   English legal term signifying the calling of the prisoner to the bar of the court to plead `guilty` or `not guilty` to the indictment against him or her. It corresponds to the Scottish legal...
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3. Arraignment
   Ar·raign'ment noun [ Confer Old French arraynement , aresnement .] 1. (Law) The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an indictment or compla...
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4. arraignment
   noun a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment
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5. Arraignment
   • (n.) A calling to an account to faults; accusation. • (n.) The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an indictment or complaint.
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6. arraignment
   in Anglo-American law, first encounter of an accused person with the court prior to trial, wherein he is brought to the bar and the charges against ...
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7. ARRAIGNMENT
   A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty. Sometimes called a preliminary hearing or initial appearance.
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8. Arraignment
   The initial appearance before a judge in a criminal case. At an arraignment, the charges against the defendant are read, a lawyer is appointed if the defendant cannot afford one, and the defendant's plea is entered.
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9. Arraignment
   (n) Arraignment is the first appearance of an accused before a judge in a criminal proceedings where in the charges against him are read to him and his plea is recorded. During arraignment a lawyer is appointed when the defendant cannot afford the service of a lawyer.
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10. Arraignment
    `Arraignment` is a formal reading of a criminal complaint in the presence of the defendant to inform the defendant of the charges against him or her. In response to arraignment, the accused is expected to enter a plea. Acceptable pleas vary among jurisdictions, but they generally include "guilt...
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