Arraigner

/əˈreɪnər/ noun

Definition

A person who arraigns; specifically, a court official or prosecutor who presents formal charges against someone in court.

Etymology

From 'arraign' + '-er' (suffix for agent nouns meaning one who does). The verb arraign comes from Old French 'arainier' via Anglo-Norman legal French.

Kelly Says

Historically, the arraigner held tremendous power—they got to formally state the charges in public court, setting the tone for the entire trial and shaping public perception before a jury even heard the evidence.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማስታወቂያ ማድረግ
ma-sta-aw-qi-ya ma-dreg
ARالعربية
控告
khaw-ga
BNবাংলা
অভিযোগ করা
abhi-yog kor-a
CACatalà
acusar
a-ku-sar
CSČeština
obviňovat
ob-vi-no-vat
DADansk
anklage
an-klag-e
DEDeutsch
anklagen
an-klag-en
ELΕλληνικά
κατηγορή
ka-te-go-ri
ESEspañol
acusar
a-ku-sar
FAفارسی
به اتهام متهم
be-e ta-ham muta-him
FISuomi
syytää
syyt-ää
FRFrançais
accuser
a-kju-ser
GUGU
આરોપ લગાવવું
a-ro-p la-ga-va-vun
HAHA
zarge
zar-ge
HEעברית
להאשים
le-ha-shim
HIहिन्दी
आरोप लगाना
a-ro-p la-ga-na
HUMagyar
vádalmaz
vad-al-maz
IDBahasa Indonesia
menuduh
me-nu-duh
IGIG
ikpe
i-kpe
ITItaliano
accusare
a-kku-sa-re
JA日本語
告発する
to-kufu-suru
KKKK
жауапкершілік
ja-u-ap-ker-shi-lik
KMKM
ដាក់ចំណា
dak-chak-nea
KO한국어
고소하다
go-so-ha-da
MRMR
आरोप ठेवणे
a-ro-p the-va-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
menuduh
me-nu-duh
MYမြန်မာ
တရားစွဲဆို
ta-ra-s-we-so
NLNederlands
anachtigen
an-a-chti-gen
NONorsk
anklage
an-klag-e
PAPA
ਦੁਆਲੇ ਸ਼ੱਕ
dua-lae shakk
PLPolski
oskarżać
o-skar-z-a-c
PTPortuguês
acusar
a-ku-sar
RORomână
acusa
a-ku-sa
RUРусский
обвинять
ob-vi-nyat
SVSvenska
ankla
an-kla
SWKiswahili
laumu
la-u-mu
TAதமிழ்
சாட்டல்
sa-ttal
TEతెలుగు
ఆరోపణ చేయడం
a-ro-pa-n che-ya-dam
THไทย
กล่าวหา
khao-ha
TLTL
akusahan
a-ku-sa-han
TRTürkçe
suçlamak
su-ch-lam-ak
UKУкраїнська
звинувачувати
zvi-nu-va-chu-vaty
URاردو
مقدمہ کرنا
mu-qaddama karna
VITiếng Việt
kêu tội
kêu-toi
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
起诉
qǐ sù
ZUZU
ukuthiwe
u-ku-thi-we

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