åtala — meaning in English

English meaning

• indict verb To formally charge someone with a crime.
• present adj Existing or happening right now; current.

Senses

åtala is used for these senses in English:

• 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.
• present (transitive, now, rare) To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation; to bring before court. [from 14th c.]

present — full definition

1. adj Existing or happening right now; current.
2. adj Physically in a particular place at a given time.
3. noun A gift given to someone.
4. noun The current moment in time, as opposed to past or future.
5. verb To show, offer, or put forward something for others to see or consider.

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