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charge

English translation: accuse, blame, incriminate, allege, denounce

17:00 Jul 23, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - Law (general) / law - academia
English term or phrase: charge
Looking for another way to say accuse. I picked charge. My concern is that only law enforcement or judicial types etc can charge someone. FOr example. "He charges that the mayor is among the most corrupt in government office..."
Marie P.
Selected answer:accuse, blame, incriminate, allege, denounce
Explanation:
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IrinaGM
United States
Local time: 00:30
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +8accuse, blame, incriminate, allege, denounce
IrinaGM
4 +1charge
Clauwolf
4 +1attests
jerrie
5If you like fuzzy English
zaphod
4accuse formally or explicitly
Pnina


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
accuse, blame, incriminate, allege, denounce


Explanation:
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IrinaGM
United States
Local time: 00:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Georgian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
0 min
  -> Thank you
agree  Rahi Moosavi
11 mins
  -> Thank you Rahi
agree  Asghar Bhatti: to stand trial on the charge of corruption
33 mins
  -> Thank you Asghar
agree  Nanny Wintjens
37 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
4 hrs
agree  Eva Karpouzi
13 hrs
agree  Rajan Chopra
15 hrs
agree  Maya Gorgoshidze
18 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
charge


Explanation:
:) "Charge" may be used by non-judicial people

Clauwolf
Local time: 01:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nanny Wintjens
36 mins
neutral  Richard Benham: It can be, but it's not brilliant used *of* such people. It suggests a formal legal process.
59 mins
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
attests


Explanation:
alleges
accuses the Mayor of being
claims

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham: I like "alleges". "Attests" is too legalistic, "accuses" is OK, "claims" is too weak.
16 mins
  -> Cheers, cobber ;-)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
If you like fuzzy English


Explanation:
"He charges that the mayor is among the most corrupt in government office..."

(department of redundancy department)

"He accuses the mayor of corruption..."

"He charged the mayor with corruption..."

In your case, "charges" is used as a substitute for "states", holding no legal meaning.

zaphod
Local time: 06:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
accuse formally or explicitly


Explanation:
This is one of the meanings of the verb "charge." When "charge" is used in this sense, it is usually followed by with; for instance, "They charged him with theft."


    Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Pnina
Israel
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
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