![]() ![]() on a charge (of something) The following morning, he was arrested on a charge of burglary. charge of Higgins is facing a charge of armed robbery. 4 crime SCL ACCUSE an official statement by the police that someone may be guilty of a crime charge against He was found guilty of all six charges against him. b) formal LOOK AFTER somebody someone that you are responsible for looking after Sarah bought some chocolate for her three young charges. 3 somebody/something you look after a) be in/under somebody’s charge LOOK AFTER somebody if someone or something is in your charge, you are responsible for looking after them teachers that do their best for the children in their charge The files were left in your charge. A commander in each county was to have charge of the local militia. Owens came in and took charge of (=took control of ) the situation. the officer in charge of the investigation Stern put Travis in charge of (=gave him control of ) the research team. ► see thesaurus at cost 2 control IN CHARGE OF the position of having control or responsibility for a group of people or an activity in charge (of something) He asked to speak to the person in charge. Your order will be sent free of charge (=with no cost ). S1 W1 noun 1 price COST the amount of money you have to pay for goods or services charge of an admission charge of $5 charge for There is a charge for the use of the swimming pool.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Law, Electrical, Electricity charge charge 1 / tʃɑːdʒ $ tʃɑːrdʒ /
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