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ar•raign•ment
(ə rān′mənt),USA pronunciation n.
- an act of arraigning or the state of being arraigned.
- a calling into question or a finding fault, esp. with respect to the value or virtue of something;
critical examination.
- Middle French araisnement. See arraign, -ment
- late Middle English arainement 1400–50
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