Arraign

Arraign in United Kingdom

Definition of Arraign

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Arraign :

To begin a criminal *trial on indictment by calling the defendant to the bar of the court by name, reading the indictment to him, and asking him whether he is guilty or not. The defendant then pleads to the indictment, and this completes the arraignment.


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