arraign
Call before court
To arraign is to bring someone before a court to hear charges against them and enter a plea.
The arraignment is typically the defendant's first formal court appearance: She was arraigned on murder charges Tuesday morning.
Figuratively, to arraign is to accuse or call to account: He arraigned the administration for its failures.
Cost or accusation
- accuseClaim someone did wrong
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
- incriminationSuggesting someone's guilt
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
indict · prosecute · grand jury · evidence · testimony · witness · culpability · defendant
Party facing charges
- chargeCost or accusation
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- pleaFormal request or defense
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
docket · prosecutor · defense attorney · magistrate · judge · courtroom · bail · felony
Writ requiring testimony
- summonsFormal court notification
- serveAttend to needs
- appearanceOutward visible form
- marshalArrange in proper order
court order · compel · notice · bench warrant · failure to appear · court date
charge
Cost or accusation
- accuseClaim someone did wrong
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
- incriminationSuggesting someone's guilt
blame · indict · prosecute · grand jury · evidence · testimony · witness · culpability · defendant · complaint
defendant
Party facing charges
- chargeCost or accusation
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- pleaFormal request or defense
hearing · docket · prosecutor · defense attorney · magistrate · judge · courtroom · bail · felony · misdemeanor
subpoena
Writ requiring testimony
- summonsFormal court notification
- serveAttend to needs
- appearanceOutward visible form
marshal · court order · compel · notice · bench warrant · failure to appear · court date
- accusationsaccusation, accuse, accuser, allegation, allege
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- court proceedingstrial, verdict, hearing, testimony, plea
- disapprovaldisapproval, scowl, disapprove, disapproves, frown
- scoldingscold, scolding, rebuke, berate, reprimand
- Legal Actionssue, litigate, prosecute, bring charges, press charges