nonarraignment
nounEtymology From non- + arraignment.
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Absence of arraignment.
- A criminal defendant who has actual knowledge of charges may waive his right to arraignment on those charges by failing to object to nonarraignment and proceeding through a full trial on the merits as if he had entered a plea of not guilty thereto.1974, Washington (State). Court of Appeals, Washington Appellate Reports, volume 12, page 171: