arraign /əˈɹeɪn/verb 2noun 1forms 5 verb2 •To officially charge someone in a court of law.He was arraigned in Washington, D.C., on the 25th of that month on charges of treason. •To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal.They will not dare to arraign you for want of knowledge. — 1697 noun1 •Arraignment.The clerk of the arraigns stood up — 1849 formsarraigned · arraigning · arraigneth · arraigns · arraignest