Charge and Precedent

Charge

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

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

Nearby Words: charged, charging, chargeable, charger

Precedent noun - An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time.

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Charge and precedent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Charge" instead a noun "Precedent".

good	good charge	good precedent
similar	similar charge	similar precedent
direct	direct charge	direct precedent
original	original charge	original precedent
Other adjectives: actual, great, little, new, possible, negative.

There's even a precedent for putting a dead person on trial.note People of the Colony of Baphomet versus Jamshar Singh, Deceased, charge of arson and sabotage, A.E.

Source: Literature / Little Fuzzy
With no apparent way out, and only a recently-established precedent for the grace of God to go on, they steel one another for the task, say their goodbyes, and charge out the front door... where they find that the bandits have surrendered without a fight to an Indian tribe from earlier in the movie.

Source: Bolivian Army Ending

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