əˈkjuː.zəl ˌæk.jʊ.ˈzeɪ.ʃən t͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ t͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt