chargesheetverb [ T ]
uk/ˈtʃɑːdʒ.ʃiːt/us/ˈtʃɑːrdʒ.ʃiːt/Indian English(of the police) to make a formal statement telling someone that they are accused of a crime:
Even ministers are chargesheeted before a trial.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Arresting & charging
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrest
- assist
- attachment
- charge
- charge sheet
- hold
- house arrest
- knock
- lag
- Miranda
- nab
- pull sb in
- run
- run sb in
- take sb in
- the knock at/on the door idiom
- tighten
- tighten the net idiom
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