be charged with sth
fixed phr..fixed phr.. to be officially accused of a crime by the police or a court.
fixed phr.. to be formally accused of a specific criminal offence; functions as a passive construction where the subject is the accused party.
He was charged with theft after the police found the stolen car.
The former CEO was charged with fraud following a three-year investigation into the company's finances.
Despite maintaining his innocence throughout the interrogation, the suspect was eventually charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
almost always used in the passive voice followed by the preposition 'with' and a noun phrase.
distinguish from the everyday meaning of 'charge' (to ask for money) by highlighting the legal context and the fixed preposition 'with'.
He was charged of murder.He was charged with murder.the verb 'charge' requires the preposition 'with' when referring to a crime, unlike 'accused', which uses 'of'.