à charge

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a ʃaʁʒ/

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Adjective

à charge (invariable)

1. (law) incriminating, inculpatory

   Antonym: à décharge

   témoin à charge ― witness for the prosecution

   élément à charge ― incriminating evidence

2. (law) dependent (for whom one is responsible, especially financially)

   personne à charge ― dependant (UK), dependent (US)

   enfant à charge ― child to support

   avoir des enfants à charge ― to have dependent children

Related terms

• à charge de
• à la charge de

See also

• pièce à conviction
• circonstance aggravante
• à charge de revanche

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French à charge (“incriminating, inculpatory; dependent”)

Adjective

à charge

1. (law) incriminating, inculpatory

Further reading

• “à charge” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.