specimen charge
noun [ C ] law UK specialized uk/ˈspes.ə.mɪn ˌtʃɑːdʒ/ us/ˈspes.ə.mɪn ˌtʃɑːrdʒ/
典型一罪控罪，样本控罪，指针对一罪数犯的案例，择其中一例作为所有犯罪行为的代表而控罪
a criminal charge (= formal accusation) in which a person who may have committed many offences of the same type is formally accused of one offence as an example of all of them
He admitted a specimen charge of giving lessons before he had a licence. 面对无证办学的样本控罪，他表示认罪。
At the end of the trial he was found guilty on specimen charges of fraud totalling £42,000. 庭审结束，面对总额达四万二千英镑的多项样本控罪，他被判犯有诈骗罪。
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- They admitted a specimen charge of conspiring to supply articles for use in fraud.
- The specimen charges were said to represent false claims involving nearly £1,000.
- Although it would be much quicker to try him on a few specimen charges, the people might feel that they were being short- changed if particular atrocities were not brought before the tribunal.