criminal charge

collocation in English

meaningsofcriminalandcharge

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criminal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl/us
/ˈkrɪm.ə.nəl/
relating ...
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charge
noun
uk
/tʃɑːdʒ/us
/tʃɑːrdʒ/
the amount of money that you have to pay for something, especially for an activity ...
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(Definition ofcriminalandchargefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Responsibility for deciding whether to arrest and to bring acriminalchargein such a case rests with the police.
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Unless wanted on acriminalcharge, they would be allowed free and unrestricted entry and freedom to go about their business.
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Motorists are not the only persons who may be put to inconvenience or monetary loss by having to answer acriminalcharge.
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I understand that this was a case where the courts tried somecriminalcharge, and sentenced these people as a result.
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I am wondering whether the right person will bear the brunt of thecriminalchargewhich is provided for in this new clause.
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It is a general principle of justice which is normally accepted that the burden of proving anycriminalchargeshould lie on the prosecution.
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The position now is that one treats the causative agent as if that agent was somebody who was innocent but facing acriminalcharge.
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A publican was actually threatened with acriminalchargeand possible imprisonment for smoking a pipe while he pulled a pint.
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The first was that there should be no double jeopardy following acquittal on acriminalcharge.
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That is not a sufficient test on which to have someone up on acriminalchargeand have them imprisoned.
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My expectation is that permission will not be given because he is under a formalcriminalcharge.
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It would not be at all easy to bring acriminalchargeaccording to what he has said.
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He went very carefully into the case and decided there was no evidence sufficient to support acriminalcharge.
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This decision is not affected by any consideration whether he could be successfully proceeded against on acriminalcharge.
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In considering whether criminal proceedings should be instituted, one has to make up one's mind that there is evidence which will support acriminalcharge.
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It is difficult to prove as acriminalcharge.
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Of course, the threshold for civil recovery is lower than it is for acriminalcharge, so that option will be tempting.
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If acriminalchargeof any kind were involved, the procedure would be quite different.
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I say that the prosecution in such cases should be undertaken by laymen who are not concerned with thecriminalchargeat all.
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Evidence of subsequent ill health is necessary before assessing the prospects of success in proving acriminalcharge.
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