Charge

Definition - Transitive Verb
1 a  : to impose a task or responsibility on <was charged with protecting civil rights>
b  : to command or instruct with authority
esp
: to give a charge to (a jury) <the jury should have been charged on common-law negligence ­National Law Journal>
2 a  : to make an accusation against esp. in order to bring to trial <charging her with attempted robbery>
see also accuse, indict
b  : to allege esp. as an accusation <crimes charged in the indictment>
3 a  : to impose a financial liability on <~ the estate>
b  : to impose or record as a financial burden or liability <~ the debts to the estate> <charging the loss against earnings>
4 a  : to fix or ask as a fee or payment <~ $4 for parking>
b  : to ask payment of (an individual or organization) <~ a client for expenses>

Definition - Noun
1 a  : something required
: See also obligation
b  : personal management or supervision <put the child in his ~>
c  : a person or thing placed under the care of another
2  : an authoritative instruction or command
esp
: instruction in points of law given by a judge to a jury <conviction...reversed, because of trial court's ~ ­W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.>
3 a  : an incurred expense
b  : the price demanded for something (as admission or use) <a finance ~>
c  : a debit to an account
esp
: a debit resulting from unexpected operating expenses <a ~ against earnings>
4  : a formal allegation of an offense or wrongdoing <based on a ~ that was dismissed ­National Law Journal>
see also complaint indictment information



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intrinsic fraud

fraud (as by the use of false or forged documents, false claims, or perjured testimony) that deceives the trier of fact and results in a judgment in favor of the party perpetrating the fraud


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