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transitive verb To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on: charged him with the task of watching the young swimmers.
transitive verb To set or ask (a given amount) as a price: charges ten dollars for a haircut.
transitive verb To hold financially liable; demand payment from: charged her for the balance due.

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

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Critics said that the charges were a "tax on the sick" and called for the charges to be scrapped outright. — Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World Telegraph
Other charges could be added as the case is presented to a grand jury.
From the 1st of June, 2009 also on the uses of debit cards the charges will be applied by Nationwide. — Best Syndication -
Other charges could be added, including federal charges, Manning said. — Buffalo Pundit
Hundreds have been-you know, the charges were all dropped against them, but it was just clearing the streets until afterwards. — Democracy Now!

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