chargeable

adjective charge·able \ˈchär-jə-bəl\

: able to be charged

: able to be treated as a crime

Full Definition of CHARGEABLE

archaic : financially burdensome : expensive

: liable to be charged: as

a : liable to be accused or held responsible

b : suitable to be charged to a particular account

c : qualified to be made a charge on the county or parish

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14th century

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