uncharged

American  

[uhn-chahrjd] / ʌnˈtʃɑrdʒd /

adjective

1. not charged, especially with electricity; electrically neutral.

   an uncharged battery; an uncharged particle.

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uncharged British  

/ ʌnˈtʃɑːdʒd /

adjective

1. (of land or other property) not subject to a charge

2. having no electric charge; neutral

3. archaic (of a firearm) not loaded

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Etymology

Origin of uncharged

1425–75; late Middle English: unburdened, uncalled; see un- ¹, charged

Example Sentences

“We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties,” the Justice Department and FBI wrote in a memo released in July.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

But on July 6, a two-page DOJ/FBI memo stated that a comprehensive review found there was no incriminating “client list,” no evidence of prominent individuals being blackmailed, and no basis to investigate uncharged third parties.

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2025

But according to this newly released DOJ memo, there is no “incriminating ‘client list,’” no “credible evidence … that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals” and no “evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2025

The appeals court ruled that the trial judge also erred in ruling that prosecutors could cross-examine Weinstein about uncharged and decades-old allegations if he decided to testify.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

He was thinking that under such circumstances an electron might combine with a proton to form an uncharged, hitherto undetected compound particle he dubbed the neutron.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik