The phrase "mere charge" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It typically means a small or insignificant accusation or responsibility. Example: The defendant's lawyer argued that the accusations against his client were a mere charge and lacked substantial evidence.
But the mere charge may itself gain some political currency.
There are early cases apparently to the effect that a mere charge of illegality, not supported by any evidence, will set the confidences free.
In saying this we do not mean that a mere charge of wrongdoing will avail without more to put the privilege to flight.
One aeroplane was driven into the water and cast away by the mere charge of a British aeroplane, which had no more ammunition.
From the apparently insignificant beginnings in the mere charging of interest, a whole system of out-of-control capital has developed.
For any and all of its negative effects, blogging had a profound impact on how I saw myself, beyond mere charges of "my generation's Me-ism".
In court, the CPS said the pilot application allegations were mere "holding charges".
Business groups criticized those drafts, saying they would allow companies to be disqualified based on mere unproved charges or on a single violation that occurred decades ago.
She'd been brought to the prison on mere municipal charges, having been arrested at Tulane Medical Center when, after seeking asthma treatment, she got into an argument with hospital police officers.
Their argument boiled down to this: since the cops had been granted bail before the initial trial, when they stood accused of multiple murders, surely they couldn't be denied it when facing mere drug charges, which carry a mandatory minimum sentence of five years.
But many bad strikes result from mere overdraft charges.
