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Dictionary
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Def: make a claim of wrongdoing against someone, accuse someone formally of having committed a crime (in a court)
Example: A high school student is charged with breaking eight bones in another student's face.
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| Usage note |
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A transitive verb.
Synomym: 'accuse'.
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charge
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chargeable (with sth)
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charge somebody with something
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| dic_connotations |
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