Legal Jargon

  1. Word: “Arraignment
    Meaning: To call a defendant before a court to answer to an indictment.

    Example:Arraigned on that indictment within two months of the court of appeal’s order.

    Pronounciation:ar+raign+ment

  2. Word:Indictment
    Meaning: a formal written statement framed by a prosecuting authority and found by a jury (as a grand jury) charging a person with an offense.

    Example: The grand jury has handed down indictments against several mobsters.

    Pronounciation: in+dict+ment

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