Charge

Formal accusation – typically made following police interrogation – accusing a person of having committed a criminal offence.

Explanation attempts (108)

27 Oct 2012 10:35

A formal accusation to an individual of breaking the law, where there is sufficient evidence to support the allegation against them. a charge will be brought. The charge is the relevant areas of law the person is deemed to have broken. Once charged this is then considered by the relevant level of authority as to their guilt or innocence and any punishment due.

29 Oct 2012 17:27

A set of claims brought by police against a person which set out laws broken

29 Oct 2012 18:20

When applying this to law it would mean that you are thought to have committed an unlawful act. Charge means that it is thought you may by guilty.

30 Oct 2012 16:14

What they are accused of

30 Oct 2012 16:29

accusation made before a court

30 Oct 2012 17:05

A legal term meaning a person has officially been accused of a crime.

30 Oct 2012 17:13

The person has been accused of a wrong doing in the eyes of the law. e.g. person has been charged(accused) with theft.

30 Oct 2012 17:36

An official statement detailing the offence (which is being claimed has occurred). The perpetrator of a crime is charged, I.E: with what crimes have been committed, when and by whom.

30 Oct 2012 18:01

If you have been charged with something then you are suspected of having done something wrong but it's not yet taken as certain that you have.

30 Oct 2012 19:58

That it has been suggested that someone may have comitted an offence.

30 Oct 2012 20:52

After the accident the driver was charged with wreckless driving

30 Oct 2012 21:28

A charge is something brought against you for breaking the law. If you steal something the charge is theft.

30 Oct 2012 22:46

When a person breaks the law there is a charge against him.

31 Oct 2012 00:35

the accusation, the actual crime that the person is being accused of

31 Oct 2012 09:22

To be charge someone means to officially accuse them of a crime and have reasonable evidence, so that you can hold them in custody until a trial.

31 Oct 2012 10:28

that you have been found guilty by the police of breaking the law in some way and you will now go to court and answer to this and may be prosecuted if found guilty in court of law

31 Oct 2012 16:50

You are subjet to a charge if you have, or are accused of, committing an offence

31 Oct 2012 17:43

its what the police arrest you for and the offence you have commited

31 Oct 2012 18:34

A term for the offence a person has commited

31 Oct 2012 19:03

The penalty that a criminal must face as a consequence of committing a certain act.

31 Oct 2012 20:21

A person can be charged with committing a crime or have a charge brought against them meaning the 'charge' is the accusation brought against the person in question

31 Oct 2012 22:25

i think it means what the person has done,

1 Nov 2012 15:10

Within this context, to me the word suggests explicitly accusing somebody of a particular action or crime.

1 Nov 2012 16:58

What someone is prosecuted with

1 Nov 2012 21:07

Describes the term used when someone has been charged with an offence in law.

21 Nov 2012 00:06

To be charged with an offence is to be accused of that offence by the legal system. You may or may not have carried out the offence, but evidence exists that causes the legal system (the police?) to suspect you of carrying it out. It doesn't mean that you're guilty of the offence, just that you're a suspect. As I understand it, being arrested and charged are 2 separate things - hence you can be "released without charge", although I'm not sure of the relationship between them.

21 Nov 2012 04:20

To formally accuse someone of a crime or misdemeanour, such that they must appear in court in front of a judge or magistrate. Charges may be dismissed without trial, but the case must go before a judge or magistrate before they can be dismissed.

21 Nov 2012 06:56

In context, either referring to a person who is anothers legal responsibility OR Police conveying their strong belief of guit by 'charging' the accused with the act they have done. Pending sentencing or penalty given.

21 Nov 2012 08:38

What s person has been charged with, what is alleged that they have done or been accused of doing.

21 Nov 2012 10:26

What you are being charged with - what they are accusing you of having done

21 Nov 2012 11:02

Being caught breaking the law and there is enough evidence for you to go to court and be sentanced

21 Nov 2012 12:09

The offense or offenses you are supposed to have committed.

21 Nov 2012 17:48

The Police believe that you are guilty of a crime and are formally informing you.

21 Nov 2012 23:32

charge means an accusation against you

14 Nov 2013 18:20

When a person has been given a sentence or other form of punishment after being convicted and found guilty of breaking the law

14 Nov 2013 20:45

To be accused but not proven guilty

14 Nov 2013 20:51

An expense of something of yours whether it is time/money that is dictated by the authority that is issuing it

14 Nov 2013 21:13

Found out as guilty. Waiting for punishment.

14 Nov 2013 21:58

To officially give out a punishment based on the crime/evidence given after a trial.

15 Nov 2013 08:44

The term used to describe the start of a legal process carried our by the police. The alledged criminal act committed is identified and recorded..

15 Nov 2013 09:58

To be "charged" meaning to be found guilty of a crime and punished in some way i.e. prison or community service

15 Nov 2013 11:37

There is enough visible evidence against a person for the police to hold the individual while they investigate further.

15 Nov 2013 14:58

This is when you might be convicted of a crime or are convicted of a crime.

15 Nov 2013 16:00

To sentence someone or claim they have committed a crime.

15 Nov 2013 17:10

Identifies which Law and what part of that Law has been broken. Outlining the act of the breach eg "Driving with undue care and attention."

15 Nov 2013 20:18

To come to the conclusion that that person has committed the offence

15 Nov 2013 23:25

to legally accuse someone of a certain act

16 Nov 2013 16:15

A charge is when an accusation is brought against someone

17 Nov 2013 11:06

To charge someone is to 'charge them off a crime I.e. you have been charged with burglary. It meens you have been found guilty of a crime

17 Nov 2013 12:21

This has many meanings, but in this criminal/legal context it means to accuse someone of something.

17 Nov 2013 12:46

This is where the court finds the defendant guilty and then gives them their punishment/charge.

17 Nov 2013 17:04

When someone has been found guilty.

17 Nov 2013 17:15

when an individual is held accountable for a particular crime they are 'charged' with it, and found guilty to doing that action.

17 Nov 2013 17:54

A part of the punishment given to the defendant if they are found guilty

17 Nov 2013 18:43

synonym of 'accused' eg accused with gbh

17 Nov 2013 19:19

If you have done something wrong, the police charge you

17 Nov 2013 23:10

There is substantial belief that you are thought to have acted wrongly and so you can be put under arrest or charged depending on what the charge is for.

18 Nov 2013 15:17

Charge in a legal sense relates to the eye of the law seeing you as guilty of an offence so 'charge' you or formally accuse you of it - the stage before court

18 Nov 2013 19:24

Accusation of someone committing a crime. Formal process leading to an appearance in court

19 Nov 2013 01:10

Someone is normally charged (verb) with a sentence after being found guilty in trial. Can also be used as a noun as in, "What is the charge/sentence?"

19 Nov 2013 09:51

What you're arresting somebody with.

19 Nov 2013 09:59

Grounds of arrest.

19 Nov 2013 13:42

when a person is charged for a specific crime

24 Nov 2013 11:24

To be charged is to be accused e.g. charged with murder. You are being charged with murder to which you either plead guilty or not guilty. To be arrested the law enforcement have to charge you with something in order to keep you detained.

7 Nov 2014 16:32

to be accused of a crime and for there to be sufficient evidence for the accusation to be backed up

7 Nov 2014 17:35

The sentence given as a result of going to court

8 Nov 2014 15:47

If someone has done some thing illegal they are charged and sent to court to see if they should be sent to prison or not

10 Nov 2014 15:41

The justification for or reason of arrest. For example, a man is arrested under a charge of murder

10 Nov 2014 22:41

Accused of an offence

11 Nov 2014 12:31

What you are said to be guilty or charged of.

11 Nov 2014 12:46

Charge or charged is what a defendent would be proved guilty or innocent of whether its robbery or assault etc.

11 Nov 2014 14:08

If someone has been found guilty of a crime, they will be 'charged' or sentenced to prison or an alternative punishment.

4 Nov 2015 18:16

The word in law that explains the reason they have been arrested and are in court

12 Nov 2015 15:04

crime you have committed, will go on your criminal record. have been proved guilty of, rather than just arrested for

17 Nov 2015 16:30

If you are charged with a crime then that is the allegation that is being made against you at that time, charges are subject to change with evidence around the case.

18 Nov 2015 19:46

being formally summoned and legally notified of a pretext of unlawful wrong-doing

19 Nov 2015 22:56

It is the result of not abiding by the law. You are charged with a penalty, fine or sentenced to serve time as a result which is dependent on the severity of the situation.

20 Nov 2015 17:25

Charge to me means being accused of commiting a criminal offence. Police charge you with the offence and you can be taken to court for your crimes and if guilty maybe prosecuted or receive warnings.

22 Nov 2015 16:04

when someone is found guilty of a crime

22 Nov 2015 18:59

When someone is accused of a crime then fined for the consequences of the crime

22 Nov 2015 21:14

When somebody is charged, they are the one who is to blame for the crime etc. They have been found guilty & therefore being charged.

23 Nov 2015 14:15

The crime for which the defendant has been accused and is being held for

23 Nov 2015 14:55

Something you have done and is caught

23 Nov 2015 15:01

accuse someone of a criminal act

23 Nov 2015 19:57

To charge someone with a crime is to accuse them of it as an authority figure, with reasonable evidence.

9 Nov 2016 14:34

The crime that the defendant is accused of committing

9 Nov 2016 20:16

You are guilty of something

10 Nov 2016 20:21

When you are found guilty in a court of certain things

13 Nov 2016 17:42

When you accuse someone of doing something wrong, for example being accused of murder.

14 Nov 2016 17:01

To charge someone with an offence, would be to find them guilty and is part of legal jargon.

14 Nov 2016 20:44

The accusation levelled against the defendant

7 Nov 2017 20:58

A levy, probably financial, on a product or service.

11 Nov 2017 16:20

accusing someone for a criminal act

12 Nov 2017 10:28

Where a suspect is officially accused of doing something against the law and will be brought forward for trial.

12 Nov 2017 18:20

The legal term used to describe the crime a person has committed and that the police believe they did it and will be attempting to punish them for it

12 Nov 2017 19:08

The consequence of an accusation that has been proved

13 Nov 2017 08:56

To run at someone! Or to to be charged with an offence which will involve a court visit with consequences if found guilty

13 Nov 2017 10:21

Whereby the police have gathered enough evidence to convict a person of interest in a criminal act.

17 Nov 2023 17:16

What you are going to be given as a punishment for the crime you have committed

19 Nov 2023 10:04

Charge my credit card

20 Nov 2023 18:51

An allegation or act that you have been accused of doing

21 Nov 2023 17:42

being informally repromanded for a crime you are suspected of committing

21 Nov 2023 19:40

To formally accuse somebody of a crime under a caution, but it still needs to be proven.

21 Nov 2023 21:07

Fined?

22 Nov 2023 02:48

22 Nov 2023 17:29

This is related to what you are being tried for in a legal court

23 Nov 2023 12:31

to be proven guilty and have to face sentencing

28 Nov 2023 17:07

Like when the police say, "You're charged with a crime"

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