Antonyms for arraignment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-reyn-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : əˈreɪn mənt


Definition of arraignment

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Old French araisnement, from araisnier (see arraign).
  • noun accusation
Example sentences :
  • Nevertheless, Mary went on with her arraignment uncompromisingly.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • And at the end of his arraignment he attempted an awkward compliment.
  • Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
  • In his speeches there was no challenge, no vituperation, no irony, no arraignment.
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 » by Elbert Hubbard
  • It is an arraignment which humiliates the descendants of the members of that body.
  • Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by John Torrey Morse, Jr.
  • Gregory sank deeper into his chair as Dickie Lang proceeded with his arraignment.
  • Extract from : « El Diablo » by Brayton Norton
  • There was no bill of indictment, no arraignment, no counsel.
  • Extract from : « The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II. » by John Lothrop Motley
  • From Lise she had been prepared for suspicion, arraignment, ridicule.
  • Extract from : « The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • It was an arraignment of the wages of life, an invocation to the ministers of hate.
  • Extract from : « A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays » by Willa Cather
  • It is not pleasant to recall the arraignment of the year 1914.
  • Extract from : « The Blower of Bubbles » by Arthur Beverley Baxter
  • Arraignment of such manifestations may seem far-fetched, if not trivial.
  • Extract from : « Criminal Types » by V. M. Masten

Synonyms for arraignment

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