à charge

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a ʃaʁʒ/
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Adjective

à charge (invariable)

  1. (law) incriminating, inculpatory
    Antonym: à décharge
    témoin à chargewitness for the prosecution
    élément à chargeincriminating evidence
  2. (law) dependent (for whom one is responsible, especially financially)
    personne à chargedependant (UK), dependent (US)
    enfant à chargechild to support
    avoir des enfants à chargeto have dependent children
  • à charge de
  • à la charge de

See also

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French à charge (incriminating, inculpatory; dependent)

Adjective

à charge (comparative lebih à charge, superlative paling à charge)

  1. (law) incriminating, inculpatory

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