to charge
- verb
- /tʃɑrdʒ/
- Formal
- Jason, you've been charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree.
- charged with a crime
- charged with fraud
- charged with murder
But Christian B, he was charged for two rapes.
- But Christian B, he was charged for two rapes.
- And Elizabeth has since been arrested and charged with the criminal fraud.
- You know, unfortunately I was charged with his death.
- Then he flew to to Miami and then he was charged with drug trafficking.
- So thousands of them get arrested and charged, guilty or innocent.
- If a person knows he can be charged with the crime.
- He said to me when we got both got charged, he went tell him it was me.
- So that's why charging them fast is very, very helpful.
- So he's been arrested, charged, fired, just like the previous guy.
- I never was arrested, charged, cited, booked, nothing.
Examples
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Please do not harass this department again or you'll find yourself charged with obstruction of justice.
Fiction book (1991) -
The plaintiff has charged that the defendant, Mr. Gable, took advantage of her generosity.
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I could be charged and have to do jail time.
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So thousands of them get arrested and charged, guilty or innocent.
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We, the jury, find the defendant guilty as charged.
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I now charge this man, Thomas Jordan, with high treason.
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You're being charged with violating Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
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Some of his bodyguards were also arrested and charged with committing terrorist acts.
Academic text (2015) -
When the warrant was executed, marijuana was discovered and Jardines was charged with cannabis trafficking.
Academic text (2017) -
The police have officially charged him with robbery after reviewing the evidence.
Synonyms
Say that someone did something wrong or illegal
To officially accuse someone of a serious crime in court
To say someone is guilty of a crime
To say someone committed a crime, for example in court
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To move quickly and forcefully forward across a playing field in sports to try to score
Compounds
An extra fee each person pays to enter a restaurant or club, not for food and drink
- Specialized
A buildup of electricity on the surface of an object that does not let it move
- Formal
A diplomat who acts as head of an embassy when the ambassador is away
- Specialized
A quality in objects that makes them pull together or push apart, called positive and negative
- Specialized
A state when an object has more electrons than protons and so attracts positive objects, for example a rubbed balloon
- Specialized
An electrical state when an object has fewer electrons than protons
- Archaic
A small metal or plastic plate that people use like an early credit card to pay for goods
Money paid for putting equipment or services in place and making them ready
An amount of money residents pay regularly to cover shared building costs like cleaning and repairs
A way to buy now at a shop and pay later up to a set limit you can repay anytime
- Jargon
A soldier who stays on duty after hours to deal with problems and visitors
- Specialized
A machine that speeds up ions so they leave a hot gas called plasma after swapping electrons
- Specialized
An amount companies record each year as an expense to show equipment loses value
- Archaic
A device that throws explosive charges into the sea to attack submarines from a ship
A fee paid for a plane landing, take-off, parking, or use of passenger areas at an airport
A mass attack, especially by Japanese soldiers in World War II, where they rush the enemy while shouting 'banzai'
- Specialized
A regular payment that does not change when business changes, like rent or insurance
- Specialized
A payment plan that lets you keep owing money and pay over time
How Strongly
- Formal
- Formal
- Archaic
- Literature
Surface Forms
Etymology
Charge comes from an old word meaning 'to load', the same idea behind cargo and carry. So to charge someone with a crime is to 'load' them with blame in an official way.