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aanklagen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accuse verb To claim that someone has done something wrong or committed a crime.
  • charge noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
  • denounce verb To publicly criticize or condemn someone or something as wrong.
  • indict verb To formally charge someone with a crime.
  • sue verb To take legal action against someone, typically in a civil (non-criminal) case.
  • trounce verb To beat severely; to thrash.

Senses

aanklagen is used for these senses in English:

  • charge (transitive, criminal law, police) To formally accuse (a person) of a crime.
  • denounce (transitive) To make a formal or public accusation against; to inform against; to accuse.
  • indict (legal) To make a formal accusation or indictment for a crime against (a party) by the findings of a jury, especially a grand jury.
  • press charges To formally accuse a person of a crime, especially by an ordinary person.
  • sue (transitive) To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
  • trounce (transitive, Britain, regional) To punish by bringing a lawsuit against; to sue.

charge — full definition

  1. noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
  2. noun A formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.
  3. noun A sudden, forceful rush forward, especially in an attack.
  4. verb To ask someone to pay a particular amount.
  5. verb To formally accuse someone of a crime.

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