"chaaj" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Jamaican Creole]

Etymology: Inherited from English charge. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|jam|en|charge|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English charge, {{inh+|jam|en|charge}} Inherited from English charge Head templates: {{head|jam|verb|||head=}} chaaj, {{jam-verb}} chaaj
  1. to charge
    Sense id: en-chaaj-jam-verb-7mtvKhD1 Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from English charge.",
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      },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "chaaj",
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  "pos": "verb",
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        },
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              34,
              39
            ]
          ],
          "english": "This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.",
          "ref": "2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 14.2:",
          "text": "Yu no av dis ya rait ya if yu get chaaj fi kraim we no involv govament bizniz ar wen yu do tingz we go gens di mishan an ruul dem a di Yuunaitid Nieshan.",
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from English charge.",
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  "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "ref": "2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 14.2:",
          "text": "Yu no av dis ya rait ya if yu get chaaj fi kraim we no involv govament bizniz ar wen yu do tingz we go gens di mishan an ruul dem a di Yuunaitid Nieshan.",
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