forecharge

verb

Etymology

From fore- + charge.

  1. derived from carrus — “a car, wagon
  2. derived from carricō — “to load
  3. derived from chargier
  4. inherited from chargen
  5. prefixed as forecharge — “fore + charge

Definitions

  1. To charge in advance.

    • Thus prophetic spake A voice of faith, forecharged with evolution's law.
    • The rights are listed in article 35," and one or two of them merit some further comment: " person brought to administrative responsibility shall have the right to forecharge vprave znakomit'sia himself with the materials of the case..."
  2. A charge made beforehand or in advance.

    • The city had a plan on paper which, as he had before stated, would cost 900,000l. and tho' comprehending a very extensive system of improvement, would be completed in 24 months, or three years at most, without any forecharge whatever.
    • To such a party, a railway suddenly coming through the country to which he has retired to spend his leisure, must, indeed, be a God-send, if he chooses to hold himself out as an amenity witness, and if the forecharges are sustained.
  3. The shot in the forward part of a firearm cartridge.

    • The fore-charges were individually packed in thin metal containers and loaded in the gun that way;

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