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uncharged

[ uhn-chahrjd ]

adjective

  1. not charged, charge, especially with electricity; electrically neutral:

    an uncharged battery; an uncharged particle.



uncharged

/ ʌnˈtʃɑːdʒd /

adjective

  1. (of land or other property) not subject to a charge
  2. having no electric charge; neutral
  3. archaic.
    (of a firearm) not loaded
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of uncharged1

1425–75; late Middle English: unburdened, uncalled; un- 1, charged
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Example Sentences

The appeals court ruled that the trial judge also erred in ruling that prosecutors could cross-examine Weinstein about uncharged and decades-old allegations if he decided to testify.

Neutron stars get their name because they are thought to be composed almost entirely out of neutrons, the uncharged particles that, along with positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons, make up atoms.

The judge had "erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes", the appeals court ruled by a vote of 4 to 3.

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In a similar case in Michigan, a state investigator testified that he considers Trump to be an uncharged co-conspirator in that state’s case against fake electors.

The New York Appeals court reached a four-three ruling, stating that Weinstein's 2020 trial had "erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes".

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