Charge

An accusation of wrongdoing or an electrical property.

accusation electrical charge

A charge refers to an accusation or claim that someone has committed a wrongdoing, typically legal in nature. It can also refer to an electrical property carried by particles or objects.

/tʃɑːrd/

From Old French charger, meaning 'to load, impel,' from Vulgar Latin *cargare*.

A charge can mean being accused of something bad, like a crime, or it can describe electricity flowing through wires.

Benjamin Franklin famously flew a kite in a thunderstorm to study electrical charges
A battery holds an electrical charge that can power devices
In legal terms, a 'charge' is often accompanied by an indictment

What does 'charge' mean? It can refer to an accusation or a property of electricity
Can someone be charged with a crime? Yes, it means they are formally accused
What is an electrical charge? It's a fundamental property of matter that causes it to attract or repel other objects

accusation claim indictment

accusation allegation

indictment count

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