arraignment
arraignment — 名詞
- arraignmentsingular
- arraignmentsplural
1. A formal court hearing where a person accused of a crime is brought before a jud
提訊；傳訊
法院正式傳訊被告並要求答辯的程序
A formal court hearing where a person accused of a crime is brought before a judge, informed of the specific charges against them, and asked to state how they plead — usually guilty or not guilty.
Elena's arraignment on fraud charges is set for Monday at the federal courthouse downtown.
Elena 的詐欺案提訊排定於週一在聯邦地方法院進行。
arraignment on [charges] — states the accusation
At the arraignment, the judge read the charges aloud and asked how the defendant pleaded.
在提訊中，法官大聲宣讀了各項指控，並詢問被告的答辯內容。
at the arraignment — prepositional phrase for timing
After his arraignment, Kwame was released on bail while he waited for the trial date.
Kwame 在提訊後獲准交保候審，等待審判日期的到來。
after [possessive] arraignment — sequence marker
The lawyer told her client to stay silent during the arraignment except for the plea.
律師告訴她的委託人，在提訊過程中除了答辯之外保持沉默即可。
during the arraignment — procedural timing
Fatima felt nervous as she walked into the courtroom for her arraignment on Tuesday morning.
Fatima 在週二早上走進法庭接受提訊時，內心感到非常緊張。
- arraignment on charges of
- arraignment hearing
- face arraignment
- arraignment schedule
- arraignment date
- indictment
Indictment is the formal written charge itself, while arraignment is the court hearing where that charge is read to the accused.
- charge
More general — a charge is the accusation; arraignment is the specific legal procedure where the charge is formally presented.
- plea hearing
A plea hearing focuses on the defendant's response (guilty/not guilty) and may skip the full reading of charges in some courts.
文法句型
at [possessive] arraignment
arraignment on [charges]
用法筆記
Frequently used in news coverage of criminal cases. The arraignment is not a trial — no evidence is presented and no verdict is given. The only decision made is the plea (guilty or not guilty).
常見錯誤
同根字
- arraign動詞B2
- rearraign動詞C1
- rearraignment名詞C1