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Arraign (Verb)

Call before a court to answer an indictment.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

The defendant was scheduled to be arraigned on the first day of the trial, where the judge would inform him of the charges against him.
She would be arraigned on multiple counts of theft and was expected to enter a plea to each one.
After being arrested and held in jail for several days, he was finally arraigned on charges of DUI and reckless endangerment.
The judge made it clear that the defendant would be arraigned on the full array of charges, leaving little room for negotiation.
It was announced that the suspect would be arraigned on charges of murder in the first degree and was being held without bail.

Accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy.

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The politician's opponents sought to arraign her for her lack of transparency in the scandal.
Critics were quick to arraign the movie for its outdated portrayal of social issues.
The activist group organized a rally to arraign the corporation for its environmental policies.
Environmentalists arraign the government for failing to address the pressing climate change issues.
The report was used to arraign the university for its inadequate response to campus safety concerns.