Charge

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Charge may refer to:

• In physics, charge is the susceptibility of a body to one of the fundamental forces, particularly as in the electric charge of electromagnetism.
• In electricity, the charge is the quantity or degree of power stored (for example, in a battery).
• In money, a charge is any fee assessed, such as the usage cost for a service, payment required upon entering, or a penalty cost for being late with a payment.
• To charge a vessel is to fill it with material, which is subsequently known as the charge
• The air or fuel/air mixture being fed into the intake in an internal combustion engine. Charge air usually refers to air that has not had fuel mixed with it.
• During the European Middle Ages, a charge meant an underage person placed under the supervision of a nobleman.
• In heraldry, a charge is any object depicted on the shield.
• Charge!!, a 2005 album by The Aquabats
• Benzylpiperazine, a legal party pill in New Zealand
• CHARGE syndrome, a specific set of birth defects in children
• Charge card, anything similar to a credit card
• A pen spinning trick where the pen makes conic rotations between two fingers
• A political term, short for chargé d'affaires, a diplomatic office involved in foreign affairs
• Charge Recordings, a record label
• Charged Records, a record label

In warfare, competition, and their derivatives:

• In warfare, charge, a maneuver in battle where soldiers rush towards their enemy to engage in close combat
• In munitions and explosives, the charge is the explosive material used, for instance, to propel a bullet or shell, or demolish a structure
• In firearms, to charge a weapon is to load it with a round and ready it for firing.
• In sporting and historical warfare, the charge can refer to a six-note trumpet or bugle piece denoting the call to rush forward, though now often heard at athletic contests as inspiration to spectators and athletes.
• In context of wartime operations, to charge with certain rights, such as guaranteeing persons held in custody are allowed those rights
• In basketball, a charge is an offensive foul, called when an offensive player with the ball makes illegal contact with a defensive player who has legally established his position

In human psychology and interpersonal dynamics:

• To "take charge" or "being in charge" means to take or have authority and responsibility for decisions
• Charged or loaded language employs emotional overtones
• In psychology and group dynamics, charge is the build up of emotions, creating an emotionally laden topic, or charged issue.
• In Scientology, a negative emotional imprint in the subconscious mind.

In law:

• A criminal charge is an indictment before a court by a prosecuting authority
• A jury charge is jury instructions given by a judge to a jury concerning the law applicable to the case under consideration
• An equitable charge is a security interest similar in effect to a mortgage

Charged may refer to: Charged (album), a 2001 music album by Nebula.