arraignment: Meaning and Definition of

ar•raign•ment

Pronunciation: (u-rān'munt), [key]
— n.
  1. an act of arraigning or the state of being arraigned.
  2. a calling into question or a finding fault, esp. with respect to the value or virtue of something; critical examination.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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