chargeable

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Recent Examples of chargeable 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 Your basic attacks include light and heavy strikes, chargeable special moves, a throw, and a jumping attack. Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025 Carbon-neutral approach A lower overvoltage results in a greater proportion of chargeable energy being effectively utilized during discharge. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Mar. 2025 So nearly 30 years after Bell’s death, Charlotte-Mecklenburg are changing his classification from a suspect in Cornett’s disappearance to a chargeable suspect in her murder. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chargeable
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  • Breaking this rule can result in a second-degree misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500 and 60 days in jail, per WTSP.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Across many states, speeding 20 mph over the limit is punishable by a fine of several hundred dollars and points on your driver’s license.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • During the Donald Trump administration, when another president was under investigation for impeachable and indictable offenses, public opinion of the Nixon pardon shifted again, with Americans perfectly polarized: 38% in favor, 38% against.
    Ken Hughes, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Peel Regional Police arrested a 54-year-old Air Canada employee and charged him with a conspiracy to commit an indictable offense and theft over $5,000.
    Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
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  • Advertisement What the Supreme Court is considering At issue before the Supreme Court is whether the federal statute barring gun ownership for unlawful drug users is similar enough to other historical restrictions on firearm possession.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Having been taken to Coonabarabran Police Station, Valette was charged with causing grievous bodily harm to a person with intent and affray, which is fighting or the threat of unlawful violence which makes another person fear for their life, per the NSW Police news release.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • In May 2023, Los Angeles Superior Court jury found Masterson guilty of two counts of rape, per the Los Angeles Times.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Brodie, whowas found guilty of violating American sanctions on Cuba in the early 2000s, was denied pardon by former President Joe Biden in 2023.
    Melanie Hicken, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Her history underscores the need for state law and how the criminal justice system interacts with those mentally ill to be reviewed, advocates told the Journal Sentinel.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office filed criminal charges Friday against Poway City Councilmember Tony Blain.
    Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
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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
  • 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
Adjective
  • The defense also contends that Trump, as a public figure, must show actual malice—proof that the Journal knew its reporting was false or acted with reckless disregard for the truth—and that the complaint fails to do so.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Western leaders largely dismissed these overt signals, assuming Putin would not be reckless enough to risk crippling sanctions, economic isolation, and a costly war.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Smith described how users on Instagram would label them irresponsible for not teaching their son to swim.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Lots end up in shelters because people with money are just as irresponsible as people without money!
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Chargeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chargeable. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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