Synonyms for arraign
Definitions
- v. 1
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.
Related words
- Word family
- arraignment
Forms
- Past participle
- arraigned
e.g. arraigned → taxed, charged, accused, indicted…
Choose the right word
Indict and arraign apply strictly to criminal proceedings, and only an alleged criminal is indicted or arraigned.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- tax Your contribution to the school is tax-deductible.
- accuse Do people ever accuse you of being self-indulgent?
- indict The grand jury decided not to indict the police officer.
- summon I will summon the neighbors for the celebration.
By length
- 3 letters
- tax1
- 4 letters
- cite1
- 6 letters
- charge1, accuse2, summon2, indict2, charre
- 7 letters
- impeach2, censure2, appeach
- 8 letters
- denounce2, reproach2
- 9 letters
- prosecute3, criminate, inculpate
- 11 letters
- incriminate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (accuse2 = 2 syllables).