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Re:Activist arrested by London police after downloading docs... by bmsleight_ on Thursday August 12, 2021 @04:29PM (#28161022)
A British term, means formally charged with an offence. Police compile evidence and/or arrest a person. If the Police think there is enough of a case, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decide if there is enough evidence to support a 'charge'

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/cps-says-role-cps-deciding-w...

Basically Police arrest, looked at the evidence then took no action as Police decided no crime - therefore not charged.

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Re:Activist arrested by London police after downloading docs... by chrisseaton on Thursday August 12, 2021 @04:46PM (#28161229)
Yeah I know what it means. But he wasn’t charged. I don’t know why the person I’m replying to is saying that because it’s untrue.
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Re:Activist arrested by London police after downloading docs... by denton-scratch on Thursday August 12, 2021 @07:05PM (#28162817)
You are right, he wasn't charged. He was arrested. I was wrong about that.
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