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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

Example Sentences

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"Southampton Football Club has today been charged with a breach of EFL regulations, and the matter will be referred to an independent disciplinary commission," read an EFL statement released on Friday night.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The former chairman of one of China's biggest state-owned airlines has been charged with bribery, state media said Friday, nearly a year after he was investigated for graft.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

He has denied all the allegations and has never been charged with a crime.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

MADISON, Wis.—Wayne Hsiung recently walked out of a Dane County courtroom to a reception that was unusual for a defendant charged with burglary.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Supreme Court—the one branch of government charged with the responsibility of protecting “discrete and insular minorities” from the excesses of majoritarian democracy and guaranteeing constitutional rights for groups deemed unpopular or subject to prejudice.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander