Meanings
nouncharge sheet (plural charge sheets)
plural charge sheets
- A record kept by the police, notionally on a sheet of paper, stating the criminal offence(s) which a suspect is charged with (accused of committing).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
Broader
written recordwritten account
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 控罪書 /控罪书
- 控罪書 /控罪书 (kòngzuìshū)record
Finnish syytelista
- syytelistarecord
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APA
charge sheet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charge%20sheet
MLA
“charge sheet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charge%20sheet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “charge sheet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charge%20sheet.
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