murder charge
Serious criminal indictment
A murder charge is a formal accusation by legal authorities that someone has committed murder.
The charge initiates criminal prosecution: She faces a murder charge in connection with her husband's death.
Murder charges vary by degree—first-degree typically involves premeditation, while second-degree does not.
The prosecutor upgraded the charges from manslaughter to murder.
- homicideCausing another's death
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- grand juryInvestigative charging body
- defendantParty facing charges
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- criminal chargesarson, burglary, homicide, kidnapping, robbery
- homicide lawhomicide, manslaughter, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, justifiable homicide
- criminal recordrap sheet, criminal history, convictions, felony, misdemeanor
- sentencinglife sentence, life sentences, prison sentence, death row, consecutive sentences
murder chargeparking ticket
Fine for illegal parking
petty offense · traffic violation · jaywalking ticket · misdemeanor · noise complaint
murder chargeacquittal
Formal clearing of charges
exoneration · not guilty verdict · dismissal · charges dropped · case dismissed
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