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Recent Examples of chargeable
As for chargeable felonies, Hansen said that assault on police, a common crime at the anti-ICE protests that turn violent, should warrant felony-level charges under Minnesota law.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
But since this may be a one-time-only experience, booking a few chargeable experiences is well worth the price tag.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Demand, measured by chargeable weight, dropped 2 percent in the two-week-over-two-week timeline.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
Santos made the grave error of not just lying about his background to voters — which while unethical and unsavory is not a crime — but embezzling donor funds for personal expenses and lying to Congress, among other things, which are chargeable offenses that have now resulted in his conviction.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
But since this may be a one-time-only experience, booking a few chargeable experiences is well worth the price tag.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Demand, measured by chargeable weight, dropped 2 percent in the two-week-over-two-week timeline.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
Santos made the grave error of not just lying about his background to voters — which while unethical and unsavory is not a crime — but embezzling donor funds for personal expenses and lying to Congress, among other things, which are chargeable offenses that have now resulted in his conviction.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chargeable
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The indictment includes the conspiracy count, which carries a maximum sentence of six years in federal prison, as well as several other counts of forcibly impeding a federal officer, each punishable by up to one year in federal prison.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Vandalizing surfaces at more than 400 NPS sites can be a federal misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in prison and fines of up to $5,000.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Yet all the evidence amounted to little in the way of serious indictable crimes.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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He is charged with theft over $5,000, two counts of possession of property obtained by crime and conspiracy to commit an indictable offense.—
Josh Margolin,
ABC News,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In December, Ramirez sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee requesting an investigation into Noem’s potentially impeachable offenses.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Impeachment is a serious step that should be preceded by a thorough investigation of an impeachable offense.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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Peters became a figure whose actions were not just unlawful but emblematic of broader threats to democratic norms.—
Doug Friednash,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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By sanctioning an unlawful deal, the government has created a legal impediment to petitioners' financial recovery.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Elliott’s mother, Kyeisha Elliott, 37, pleaded guilty in September 2023 to accessory after the fact to first-degree murder.—
Josh Davis,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Mar. 2026
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All three defendants pleaded not guilty and were held without bail later that day at their arraignments in Queens Supreme Criminal Court.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Jalloh’s lengthy criminal history includes more than 30 arrests for charges of rape, assault, drug possession, property destruction, identity theft, trespassing, firing a weapon, grand larceny, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and pickpocketing.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s most prominent political rival, Imamoglu stands accused by prosecutors of leading a criminal organization.—
Beril Akman,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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He was medically cleared at a hospital and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on felony and misdemeanor charges, including felony evasion of a police officer while driving in a reckless manner.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Police also arrested Ian McGinnis, 21, of Philadelphia, charging him with reckless endangerment, assault and unlawful possession of noxious matter and accusing him of spraying pepper spray at counterprotesters.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Chargeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chargeable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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