Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Not loaded. Used of a weapon.
- adj. Law Not being formally accused.
- adj. Law Not subject to a charge. Used of land.
- adj. Lacking electric charge.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not charged; not loaded: as, the guns were uncharged.
- Unassailed.
Wiktionary
- adj. physics, chemistry Not carrying an overall electric charge; neutral.
- adj. law Not charged with a criminal act.
- adj. Not charged for; given away for free.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of a particle or body or system; having no charge
Etymologies
- un- + charged (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The principle generally limits mentions of what's sometimes called uncharged misconduct or prior bad acts.”
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post
“The 32-year-old Cardamone has been behind bars at the DuPage County jail in Wheaton despite an appeals court ruling that he be given a new trial on the molestation charges because the previous judge allowed too much "uncharged" evidence.”
“The defense inquired whether prosecutors planned to introduce evidence of "uncharged criminal conduct" against Mr. Strauss-Kahn.”
“Said person or persons remain uncaught, uncharged, and unprosecuted.”
The Huffington Post: David Roberts: What We Have and Haven't Learned From 'Climategate'
“The filing indicated the U.S. expected the investigation to lead to further evidence involving "additional uncharged co-conspirators.”
The Wall Street Journal: Goldman Had 'Inkling' of Investigation
“I was referring to the uncharged individual who has his DNA collected, retained (& hence his anonimity removed). on June 17, 2009 at 9: 45 pm Hi Tech Copper”
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“Barack Obama, like George Bush before him, has claimed the authority to order American citizens murdered based solely on the unverified, uncharged, unchecked claim that they are associated with Terrorism and pose “a continuing and imminent threat to U.S. persons and interests.””
Think Progress » Pawlenty Falsely Claims ‘Most Credible Economists Say’ Stimulus Is ‘Not Working’
“The first clause of the protection of freedoms bill removes the right for the police to retain DNA of uncharged suspects except in a small number of exceptional cases.”
The Guardian: Ed Miliband challenges David Cameron over retention of DNA in rape cases
“In all serious sexual and violent cases – not just rape – the police will be allowed to apply for the DNA profile of an uncharged suspect to remain on the database for up to five years.”
The Guardian: Miliband's odd decision to focus on DNA when Clarke forced into big u-turn
“One suggestion I've seen is that the stop codons may have been originally associated with uncharged tRNAs which cannot bind to an amino acid, resulting in termination of the elongation process.”
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