Will Be Arraigned Meaning?

: to bring (a defendant) before a judge or magistrate to hear the charges and to plead usually either guilty or not guilty — compare indict. Note: For a person to be formally arraigned, he or she must be called by name before a judge or magistrate.

What arraigned means?

An arraignment is a hearing. It is where the court formally charges the person who abused you with the crime. If the person who abused you is arrested and the District Attorney files a criminal complaint against them, the first thing that will happen in court is the arraignment.

Does an arraignment mean your going to jail?

At arraignments, people are taken into custody for 3 reasons: A Judge Orders Bail. ... In most cases, as we have our clients prearrange and qualify for bail, posting bail takes about 2-4 hours to post and then however long it takes the local jail to process you and release you.