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charge sheet

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noun

  1. a document on which a police officer enters details of the charge against a prisoner and the court in which he will appear

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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According to the charge sheet, the defendants helped to launch "a small boat of poor quality, unfit to navigate at sea, overloaded and equipped with inadequate life-jackets".

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

The mischief offence carries a punishment of up to two years in jail on conviction and a fine, according to the charge sheet.

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

Now, it has something else on its charge sheet: Wrinkles.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

When she eventually cut off links with him, he kept writing her numerous letters, according to the charge sheet.

From BBC Dec. 11, 2024

My mom kept insisting that they take a statement and open a case, and they actually refused—they refused to write up a charge sheet.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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