drug charge
Substance crime accusation
A drug charge is a criminal accusation related to illegal substances—possession, distribution, manufacturing, or trafficking.
The severity ranges from misdemeanors for small amounts to felonies for dealing or large quantities: He's facing drug charges that could mean twenty years.
Often appears in the plural: The drug charges were eventually dropped.
- possessionState of owning
- felonySerious criminal offense
- arrestSeize by law
- criminal recordLog of past convictions
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
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- criminal chargesarson, burglary, homicide, kidnapping, robbery
- criminal recordrap sheet, criminal history, convictions, felony, misdemeanor
drug chargeclean record
Absence of prior offenses
violent crime · white-collar crime · financial crime · murder charge · traffic violation
drug chargeacquittal
Formal clearing of charges
exoneration · dismissal · charges dropped · not guilty verdict · case dismissed
drug chargetraffic violation
Breach of road laws
parking ticket · jaywalking · misdemeanor · petty offense · speeding ticket
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