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charged with

ADJECTIVE
accountable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
answerable culpable liable obliged
WEAK
obligated on the hook
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unaccountable
WEAK
blameless innocent irresponsible unreliable untrustworthy
ADJECTIVE
accused
Synonyms
STRONG
arraigned implicated incriminated indicted
WEAK
held for questioning liable subject to accusation under indictment under suspicion
Antonyms
WEAK
acquitted clear discharged

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Best was arrested by Secret Service agents after that second incident and charged with unlawfully entering a federally controlled property, according to court records.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Now he is being charged with using classified info to make a profit.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Nearly 1,600 people were charged with crimes associated with the riot, including about 175 charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer, according to DoJ figures.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

After his return to the United States in June, Abrego Garcia was detained again in the southern state of Tennessee and charged with human smuggling.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

A lawyer who knew nothing about any will but seemed to have been charged with organizing the funeral.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

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