Definition of charge

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Charge (v. t.) A load or burder laid upon a person or thing.

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Committee :: Committee (v. t.) One to whom the charge of the person or estate of another, as of a lunatic, is committed by suitable authority; a guardian..
Heritage :: Heritage (a.) A possession; the Israelites, as God's chosen people; also, a flock under pastoral charge..
Tax :: Tax (n.) A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority..
Load :: Load (v. t.) To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a lading or cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon..
Unshot :: Unshot (a.) Not hit by a shot; also, not discharged or fired off..
Commute :: Commute (v. t.) To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to commute charges for fares..
Amenable :: Amenable (a.) Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc..
Empty :: Empty (v. i.) To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean..
Cholagogue :: Cholagogue (a.) Promoting the discharge of bile from the system.
Seborrhea :: Seborrhea (n.) A morbidly increased discharge of sebaceous matter upon the skin; stearrhea.
Subindices :: Subincusation (n.) A slight charge or accusation.
Overcharge :: Overcharge (v. t.) To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.
Itinerancy :: Itinerancy (n.) A discharge of official duty involving frequent change of residence; the custom or practice of discharging official duty in this way; also, a body of persons who thus discharge official duty..
Referendary :: Referendary (n.) Formerly, an officer of state charged with the duty of procuring and dispatching diplomas and decrees..
Hydrant :: Hydrant (n.) A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks; a water plug.
Protonotary :: Protonotary (n.) Formerly, one who had the charge of writing the acts of the martyrs, and the circumstances of their death; now, one of twelve persons, constituting a college in the Roman Curia, whose office is to register pontifical acts and to make and preserve the official record of beatifications..
Note :: Note (n.) A list of items or of charges; an account.
Gutty :: Gutty (a.) Charged or sprinkled with drops.
Withdraw :: Withdraw (v. t.) To take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false charges..
Emetic :: Emetic (a.) Inducing to vomit; exciting the stomach to discharge its contents by the mouth.
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