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ARRAIGN – means to summon a person to a court to
answer charges made against him in an incident.

ARRAIGNMENT – is the initial step in a criminal
prosecution whereby the defendant is brought
before the court to hear the charges and to enter a
plea. The procedure of furnishing the accused with
the copy of the complaint or information with the
list of witnesses, reading the same in the language
or dialect known to him whether he pleads guilty
or not guilty; all of the procedures are made in
open court by the judge or the clerk of court.

ARREST – is the taking of a person into custody in
order that he may be bond to answer for the
commission of an offense (Rule 113, RRC). A
restraint on person, depriving one of his own will
and liberty, binding him to become obedient to the
will of the law.

ARSON - the intentional or malicious destruction of a
property by fire. It is also defined as the criminal
burning of property.

ARTERIAL ROAD – is a major road, used primarily
for through traffic rather than for access to
adjacent land, that is characterized by high
vehicular capacity and continuity of movement.
Intersections are spaced relatively far apart and
are frequently signalized.

ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE - a British writer best
known for his detective fiction featuring the
character Sherlock Holmes

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