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Recent Examples of chargeable
Among enhancements to training and improving mandatory reporting, the bill calls for making grooming a chargeable felony offense.
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Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chargeable
Adjective
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In that Midwestern story, difference was a threat punishable by death.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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In January, a Bexar County grand jury indicted the judge on charges of unlawful restraint by a peace officer, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison, and official oppression, a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail.—
Gabriella Ybarra,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Apr. 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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Trump’s threats, Murphy said Tuesday morning, constitute the promise of war crimes, are an impeachable offense and violate human morality.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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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
Adjective
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Van Dyke, who is stationed at Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, North Carolina, was charged Thursday with the unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud and making an unlawful monetary transaction.—
Gary D. Robertson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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He has been charged in New York federal court with unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud and making an unlawful monetary transaction.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Peavey previously pleaded guilty to one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon and the special allegation of personal infliction of great bodily injury.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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Lawrence, who was arrested April 13 and charged April 14, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In 2025 alone, the city paid these firms more than $20 million to fight the claims of people whose criminal convictions were overturned in court.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Assault victims in Virginia may seek a civil resolution to their criminal case through accord and satisfaction, an agreement for an amount owed in damages, such as money to cover the cost of medical bills or property repairs.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 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
Adjective
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He was taken into custody and transported to Norwalk police headquarters, where he was charged with two counts of criminal attempt at assault on a police officer, two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment and first-degree threatening.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Throughout Orbán’s re-election campaign, the media controlled by his governing Fidesz party depicted Magyar as a reckless enemy of peace, bent on dragging Hungary into the war in neighboring Ukraine.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Chargeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chargeable. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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