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charged

[chahrjd]

adjective

  1. intense; impassioned.

    an emotionally charged speech.

  2. fraught with emotion.

    the charged atmosphere of the room.

  3. capable of producing violent emotion, arousing controversy, etc..

    the highly charged issue of birth control.

  4. Electricity.pertaining to a particle, body, or system possessing a net amount of positive or negative electric charge.



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Other Word Forms

  • well-charged adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of charged1

1275–1325; Middle English, for sense “laden, filled”; 1785–95 charged for def. 1; charge, -ed 2
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"They sent out all these consultants and they charged everything to us. The sewage system was not fit for purpose so why are we paying?"

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On Friday, he will appear in court in London for the latest hearing after he was charged with grievous bodily harm over an alleged assault in a nightclub in 2023.

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A 40-year-old man has been charged over the incident and is due to appear in court in July.

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Ramirez has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer.

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A GEL spokesperson told the BBC the company planned to review how it charged for electricity to make it "sustainable" - including for customers "who place a lower strain on the island's electricity network".

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