legal charge
noun
LAWukus[C]FINANCE,PROPERTY
therightthat anorganizationthatlendsmoneyhas to take someone'spropertyif thatpersondoes notpayback themoneytheyborrowedtobuytheproperty:
legal charge on sthAmortgageis aloansecuredby alegalchargeon thehome.
[C]FINANCE
moneythat ispaidtolawyers,courtsoflaw, etc. fortheirwork:
Legalchargesfor the 16-monthcourtbattleareexpectedtototalapproximately£170m.
[usually plural]
alegalstatementthat someone has done somethingillegal:
Directors of thebanknowfaceavarietyoflegalcharges.