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a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person<charges of burglary and armed robbery that have yet to be proved>Synonymscomplaint, count, indictment, rapRelated Wordsaccusation, allegation; arraignment, impeachment; implication, innuendo, insinuation; censure, condemnation, denunciation; incrimination
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a specific task with which a person or group is charged<your charge is to keep everyone else organized and busy>— see mission
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a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned<we've received an official charge about how to handle the situation>— see command 1
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something one must do because of prior agreement<the first charge of our armed forces is to defend this country against enemy attack>— see obligation
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the act or action of setting upon with force or violence<the famously disastrous charge led by General George Pickett at Gettysburg>— see attack 1
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the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something<the charge for the book will be five dollars>— see price 1
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the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control<was given charge of the business during the ownerʼs absence>— see supervision 1
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