Phrasal Verbs

charge with

This page is about the phrasal verb charge with

Meaning

If someone is charged with a crime, they are officially accused of committing it.

For example

  • charge with The company's directors were arrested and charged with tax evasion.

  • charge with Even though they weren't charged with a crime, hundreds of people were kept for many years in a U.S. prison in Cuba called Guantanamo Bay.

Nouns often used as objects with charge with: crime, misdemeanor, offence, theft, fraud, murder, assault

Quick Quiz

Benny was charged with

a. stealing money from the bank

b. borrowing money from the bank

c. withdrawing money from the bank
a) stealing money from the bank b) borrowing money from the bank c) withdrawing money from the bank

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