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Definition of "uncharged" []

  • Not loaded. Used of a weapon. (adjective)
  • Law Not being formally accused. (adjective)
  • Law Not subject to a charge. Used of land. (adjective)
  • Lacking electric charge. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "uncharged" in a sentence
  • "The principle generally limits mentions of what's sometimes called uncharged misconduct or prior bad acts."
  • "The 32-year-old Cardamone has been behind bars at the DuPage County jail in Wheaton despite an appeals court ruling that he be given a new trial on the molestation charges because the previous judge allowed too much "uncharged" evidence."
  • "The defense inquired whether prosecutors planned to introduce evidence of "uncharged criminal conduct" against Mr. Strauss-Kahn."