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Demicjusz Posted 22 years ago
Vocabulary
Accuse sb of/charge sb with
Is there any (legal?) difference between the following:
1a. The police accused him of robbery.
1b. The police charged him with robbery.
Thanks in advance.
1a. The police accused him of robbery.
1b. The police charged him with robbery.
Thanks in advance.
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Yes, 'charged with' is the formal, legal accusal. I don't believe you would see sentence (1a)-- the police don't 'accuse', they 'charge'; on the other hand, your neighbors would 'accuse', not 'charge', you.
- Yes, 'charged with' is the formal, legal accusal.
- I don't believe you would see sentence (1a)-- the police don't 'accuse', they 'charge'; on the other hand, your neighbors would 'accuse', not 'charge', you.
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Yes, 'charged with' is the formal, legal accusal. I don't believe you would see sentence (1a)-- the police don't 'accuse', they 'charge'; on the other hand, your neighbors would 'accuse', not 'charge', you.
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There is a slight difference. The words accuse, arraign and charge all have different uses in legal-speak:
"The accused is arraigned and charged with murder."
Accused, noun, the person being charged.
Arraign, verb, the act of calling someone before a court.
Charge, verb, the act of blaming someone for a wrongdoing.
"The accused is arraigned and charged with murder."
Accused, noun, the person being charged.
Arraign, verb, the act of calling someone before a court.
Charge, verb, the act of blaming someone for a wrongdoing.
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'Blame so. for sth.' is non-legal. 'I blamed my sister for setting fire to the cat.'
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