charge-sheet

A police officer reviews the charge-sheet at the station.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Police record of accusations: A "charge-sheet" is a formal document prepared by the police that lists the specific charges or accusations against a person who has been arrested. It serves as an official record of the alleged offenses and is often presented to a court.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The officer filed a charge-sheet detailing the suspect's crimes. (The police recorded the specific accusations on an official document.)
  • The lawyer reviewed the charge-sheet before the trial. (The attorney examined the list of charges for legal preparation.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be on a charge-sheet": to have one's offenses officially recorded.

  • His name appears on the charge-sheet for theft and vandalism. (He is formally accused of those crimes in police records.)

• "to prepare a charge-sheet": the act of compiling the document.

  • The sergeant spent hours preparing the charge-sheet for the morning hearing. (The police officer created the official accusation list.)

Variants and Related Words

• Charge (n): a formal accusation of an offense.

  • She faces a charge of fraud. (She is formally accused of committing fraud.)

• Sheet (n): a piece of paper or a document.

  • He wrote the details on a sheet of paper. (He used a single piece of paper for writing.)

Synonyms

• Indictment: a formal written accusation of a crime.
• Accusation: a claim that someone has committed an offense.

Phrasal Verbs

• Charge with: to accuse someone of a specific crime.
  • They charged him with robbery. (They formally accused him of committing robbery.)

Related Idioms

• Face the music: to accept the consequences of one's actions, often after being charged.
  • After the charge-sheet was filed, he had to face the music in court. (He had to deal with the legal consequences of his alleged crimes.)