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Criminal charge

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

An accusation of crime, formulated in a written, complaint, information, or indictment, and taking shape in a prosecution. U. S. v. Patterson.

150 U. S. 65 , 14 Sup. Ct. 20, 37 L Ed. 999; Eason v. Slate, 11 Aria 482.