anklagen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accuse verb To claim that someone has done something wrong or committed a crime.
- arraign verb To officially charge someone in a court of law.
- charge noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
- impeach verb To formally charge a public official with misconduct, often as a step toward removing them from office.
- indict verb To formally charge someone with a crime.
- prosecute verb To formally charge someone with a crime and pursue legal action against them in court.
- try verb To make an attempt at doing something.
Senses
anklagen is used for these senses in English:
- arraign (with on, (archaic) for) To officially charge someone in a court of law.
- charge (transitive, criminal law, police) To formally accuse (a person) of a crime.
- impeach To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.
- 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.
- prosecute (transitive, law) To charge, try.
- try To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
- try To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
arraign — full definition
- verb To officially charge someone in a court of law.
- verb To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal.