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Meaning of 'call to account'
meaning of 'call to account'
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arraign (v.)
late 14c., araynen, "to call to account," from Old French araisnier "speak to, address; accuse (in a law court)," from Vulgar Latin *arrationare, from Latin adrationare, from ad- "to" (see ad-) + *rationare, from ratio "argumentation, reckoning, calculation" (see ratio). Sense of "to call up on a criminal charge" is c. 1400. The excrescent -g- is a 16c. overcorrection based on reign, etc. Related: Arraigned; arraigning.
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The passage below comes from a website as follows:
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=to+call+to+an+account&searchmode=none
arraign (v.)
late 14c., araynen, "to call to account," from Old French araisnier "speak to, address; accuse (in a law court)," from Vulgar Latin *arrationare, from Latin adrationare, from ad- "to" (see ad-) + *rationare, from ratio "argumentation, reckoning, calculation" (see ratio). Sense of "to call up on a criminal charge" is c. 1400. The excrescent -g- is a 16c. overcorrection based on reign, etc. Related: Arraigned; arraigning.
I'd like to ask a question regarding the underlined 'to call to account'.
I can not make the meaning out of it, especially the meaning of 'account' in this context.
Can you show me the meaning and, if you can, give me an example sentence?
Regrads.
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To account for something can mean to provide an explanation for it or detailed information about it. If someone is called to account it would mean that they are being required to explain a mistake, failure or wrongdoing.
- To account for something can mean to provide an explanation for it or detailed information about it.
- If someone is called to account it would mean that they are being required to explain a mistake, failure or wrongdoing.
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To account for something can mean to provide an explanation for it or detailed information about it. If someone is called to account it would mean that they are being required to explain a mistake, failure or wrongdoing.
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