What is Charge?
{{wiktionary|charge}} '''Charge''' could mean: * [[Electric charge]], the charge in electricity * to take charge, or being in charge means to take or have [[authority]] and responsibility for decisions * In [[firearms]], to charge a weapon is to load it and ready it for firing * [[Charge (engine)]], the air or fuel/air mixture being fed into the intake in an [[Internal combustion engine|internal combustion]] engine. Charge air usually refers to air that has not had fuel mixed with it. * During the European [[Middle Ages]], a [[charge (youth)]] often meant an underage person placed under the supervision of a nobleman * [[Charge (warfare)]], a manoeuvre in battle where soldiers rush towards their enemy to engage in close combat * In context of wartime operations, to charge with certain [[rights]], such as guaranteeing persons held in custody are allowed those rights * In money, a charge is what someone has to pay, such as a charge for using an [[Automated teller machine|automatic teller machine]], entering a [[museum]], being late with a payment, etc. * In [[basketball]], a charge is an [[foul]], called when an offensive player with the ball makes illegal contact with a defensive player who has legally established his position *[[CHARGE syndrome]], birth defects in children *[[Charge card]], similar to a credit card * A [[pen spinning]] trick where the pen makes conic rotations between two fingers In '''law''': *A criminal charge is an [[indictment]] before a court by a prosecuting authority *A jury charge is are [[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]] {{disambig}}