Charge and Inquiry

Charge

Charge noun - A formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person.

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Inquiry and charge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inquiry" instead a noun "Charge".

Nearby Words: charged, charging, chargeable, charger

Inquiry noun - A systematic search for the truth or facts about something.

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Charge and inquiry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Charge" instead a noun "Inquiry".

Nearby Words: inquire, inquiring, inquired, inquirer

Pope John Paul II removed this position, and replaced it with the Promoter of Justice, the guy who is in charge of examining how accurate the inquiry on the saintliness of the candidate really is.

Source: Commander Contrarian
The detectives in charge of the inquiry, after piecing various hints together, finally reach the conclusion that "The butler did it", after spending much of the inquiry snarking that it cannot be the butler, because the butler ''always'' does it.

Source: The Butler Did It
The main charge against the Clan Campbell-led British army over the Glencoe Massacre was the betrayal of the MacDonalds' hospitality by the billeted soldiers; a much- later inquiry found the Commander guilty of "Murder Under Trust".

Source: Sacred Hospitality

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