specific charge
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The California Coastal Commission was created to enforce the act with a specific charge to balance the needs of the ecosystem with the need for public access and economic development, including affordable housing.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2024
Court documents do not indicate the specific charge or charges to which Kotey is expected to plead.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2021
Fusion co-founder Glenn Simpson told Congress he didn’t give Mr. Steele such a specific charge.
From Washington Times • Feb. 24, 2019
Judge Anthony Leonard QC said that he should be found not guilty of this one specific charge after he was told there was no evidence to support the claim.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2014
Paul was not preaching his whole Gospel, but defending himself from a specific charge; namely that, as being a 'Nazarene,' he had started off from the main line of Jewish religion.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Maclaren, Alexander
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