Thesaurus: charges

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1. n an impetuous rush toward someone or something n (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense n the price charged for some article or service n the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons n attention and management implying responsibility for safety n a special assignment that is given to a person or group n a person committed to your care n financial liabilities (such as a tax) n (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object n the swift release of a store of affective force n request for payment of a debt n a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something n an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence n heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield n a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time v to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle v blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against v demand payment v move quickly and violently v assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to v file a formal charge against v make an accusatory claim v fill or load to capacity v enter a certain amount as a charge v cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution v give over to another for care or safekeeping v pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt v lie down on command, of hunting dogs v cause to be agitated, excited, or roused v place a heraldic bearing on v provide (a device) with something necessary v direct into a position for use v impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to v instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence v instruct or command with authority v attribute responsibility to v set or ask for a certain price v cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on v energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge v saturate