Charge
Charge verb - File a formal charge against.
Usage example: The suspect was charged with murdering his wife
File
File verb - File a formal charge against.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old charge | old file |
| long | long charge | long file |
| current | current charge | current file |
| original | original charge | original file |
| Other adjectives: single, simple, large, quick, main, criminal, personal, new, final, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Lt Kellaway had once managed to haul him in on a jaywalking charge and got his fingerprints on file.
Source: Western Animation / The Mask - Dorothy and Blanche are initially happy for her... until she sheepishly reveals the guy was only running after her because she had dropped her purse and was probably going to file an assault charge.
Source: Unprovoked Pervert Payback -
The protagonist's personal angel Ancifer has to file daily reports on his charge's activities.
Source: Celestial Bureaucracy
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