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Charge

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000938

A formal accusation made by a prosecutor or grand jury alleging that an individual has committed a crime. This initiates criminal proceedings and informs the defendant of the specific offense they are accused of. A charge can also refer to the judge's instructions to the jury regarding the applicable law in a case.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000938
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000938",
  "term": "Charge",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A formal accusation made by a prosecutor or grand jury alleging that an individual has committed a crime. This initiates criminal proceedings and informs the defendant of the specific offense they are accused of. A charge can also refer to the judge's instructions to the jury regarding the applicable law in a case.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/charge/"
}

Record 759 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.