Jul 23, 2004 17:00
20 yrs ago
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English term
charge
English
Social Sciences
Law (general)
law - academia
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..."
Responses
| 4 +8 | accuse, blame, incriminate, allege, denounce |
IrinaGM
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| 4 +1 | charge |
Clauwolf
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| 4 +1 | attests |
jerrie
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| 5 | If you like fuzzy English |
zaphod
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| 4 | accuse formally or explicitly |
Pnina
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Responses
+8
5 mins
Selected
accuse, blame, incriminate, allege, denounce
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
6 mins
Clauwolf
Works in field
charge
:) "Charge" may be used by non-judicial people
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nanny Wintjens
36 mins
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| 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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+1
51 mins
attests
alleges
accuses the Mayor of being
claims
accuses the Mayor of being
claims
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Richard Benham
: I like "alleges". "Attests" is too legalistic, "accuses" is OK, "claims" is too weak.
16 mins
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Cheers, cobber ;-)
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2 hrs
If you like fuzzy English
"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.
(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.
20 hrs
accuse formally or explicitly
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."
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