ar ‧ raign /əˈreɪn/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: araisner , from raisnier 'to speak' , from Latin ratio 'reason' ]
law to make someone come to court to hear what their crime is
arraign somebody on something
Thompson was arraigned on a charge of murder.
—arraignment noun [uncountable and countable]