Clothing and ornamentation; raiment.
array in U.S. law
• A collection laid out to be viewed in full.
• An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.
• Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle.
• A large collection.
• A matrix.
• Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.
• A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impanelled in a cause; the panel itself; or the whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.
• A militia.
• A group of hedgehogs.
• A microarray.
• ↑ “AskOxford: H”, in archived copy of Collective Terms for Groups of Animals, Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 23 December 2019 (last accessed), archived from the original on 16 June 2006
(Verb) To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
• To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal.
• To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them one at a time.
The practical impact of array
array appears in U.S. legal practice across multiple practice areas. Knowing what it means — and when it applies — can determine the outcome of motions, filings, and negotiations. For non-lawyers, the value of looking up a precise definition is that legal terms often carry meanings that differ from everyday usage; relying on the common meaning can lead to costly missteps.
array — procedural details
In practice, array is invoked when parties, judges, or attorneys need to identify the legal status of an issue, the rights of those involved, or the procedural step required next. The definition shown above is sourced from Wiktionary , which is widely cited in U.S. legal practice. Because U.S. law is jurisdictionally layered — federal, state, and sometimes local — the precise application of the term can vary by court, so check the controlling authority for your specific case.