Sentence examples for act charged from inspiring English sources

The jury finally  found Collingwood "did the act charged" rather than "guilty", due to his not standing trial.

The act charged as an offense in the state of Vermont was, in my judgment, a lawful transaction in the state of New York.

Critics of the USA PATRIOT Act charged that several parts of the statute were unconstitutional or invited abuse by federal authorities.

On Nov. 12, 1660, at Lower Samsell in South Bedfordshire, Bunyan was brought before a local magistrate and, under an old Elizabethan act, charged with holding a service not in conformity with those of the Church of England.

But, the first stop on the Secretary of State's first tour of duty, the meeting is a profoundly political act, charged with symbolism that could send disconcerting messages across East Asia.

The surcharge gets even more expensive when your own bank gets into the act, charging you — its customer — for using a competitor's machine.

In September, Consolidated Edison also urged the federal commission to act, charging that last summer's higher bills resulted from "excessively high wholesale energy costs".

The lawsuit is unusual in that it is filed under the federal False Claims Act, charging that the conduct of Harris and Premier defrauded the federal government.

On Aug. 1, 1946, congress passed the Atomic Energy act, charging the FBI with the responsibility of determining the character, associations and loyalty of employees of the Atomic Energy commission and of all persons having access to restricted atomic energy data.

The Dodd-Frank Act charges boards with an enhanced duty to monitor systemic risk at financial institutions and requires the creation of risk management committees made up of independent directors for these banks.

The outcome will not be known for months, but the political wind seems to be shifting in favour of firmer action to counter climate change.The Clean Air Act charges the Environmental Protection Agency EPAA) with regulating air pollution from vehicles.