Arraignment

[Sarah]

The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the actof calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to anindictment or complaint.

[Jason Yan]

The part of the legal process where the [defendant] is tested to see if he is stupid enough to [cave in] to [intimidation].

[Jason Yan]

[Booking], and initial [bail] phases of the criminal process, the first stage of courtroom-based proceedings taking place after the arrest. The criminal charge will be stated and the decision to grant bail will be made at this [juncture].

[Dave Paprocki]

The action of arraigning someone in court.

[Oralee]

Arraignment is a court proceeding in which the defendant is read the charges in the indictment, and is asked to enter a plea.