Legal Jargon

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

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