Arraignment
Pronunciation : Ar*raign"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. OF. arraynement, aresnement.]
Definition : 1. (Law)
Defn: 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.
2. A calling to an account to faults; accusation. In the sixth satire, which seems only an Arraignment of the whole sex, there is a latent admonition. Dryden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913