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Charge is a word with many different meanings.
- In science there is electric charge, magnetic charge, explosive charge, or colour charge
- A criminal charge is a legal term
- In heraldry, a charge means objects on the shield.
- Charge (group dynamics) is the build up of negative emotions
- During the European Middle Ages, a charge often meant an underage person placed under the supervision of a nobleman.
- To charge (warfare) is a maneuver in battle where soldiers rush towards their enemy to engage in close combat.
- In money, a charge (finance) is any fee assessed, such as a charge for using an automatic teller machine (ATM), entering a museum, being late with a payment, etc.
