arraign
verb
[ əˈreɪn ]
• call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge.
• "her sister was arraigned on charges of attempted murder"
Similar:
indict,
prosecute,
put on trial,
bring to trial,
denounce,
sue,
take to court,
bring an action against,
lay charges against,
file charges against,
prefer charges against,
summons,
cite,
accuse of,
charge with,
impeach,
have the law on,
do,
inculpate,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French araisnier, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + ratio(n- ) ‘reason, account’.
