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Criminal charge
A
criminal charge
is a formal accusation made by a governmental authority asserting that somebody has committed a
crime
. A charging document, which contains one or more criminal charges or
counts
, can take several forms, including:
complaint
information
indictment
citation
traffic ticket
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