charge sheet

British

noun

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

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Duterte ally and Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, the chief judge, ordered the written charge sheet delivered to the defendant, requiring her to submit her reply within 10 calendar days.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Rasheed says he was initially arrested on allegations that he had been involved in looting "but when I appeared in court, the offence on my charge sheet was 'unlawful possession of firearms'".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

According to a charge sheet seen by Reuters, Kwok Yin-sang had been trying to access Ms Kwok's life and personal accident insurance policy which could be used to obtain funds on her behalf.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

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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