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Answer for the clue "Electrician's worry? ", 12 letters:
overcharging

Word definitions for overcharging in dictionaries

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vb. (present participle of overcharge English)

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Overcharging , in law, refers to a prosecutorial practice that involves "tacking on" additional charges that the prosecutor knows he cannot prove. It is used to put the prosecutor in a better plea bargaining position. The term has been defined in different ...

Usage examples of overcharging.

Pamela sold it that morning, apparently while I was in the back on the phone trying to soothe Alfred because Pamela the Putrid had accused him of overcharging for the crating for the marble nudes.

All they could get him for would be systematic overcharging on the barrels—pegging his costs at what they would have been if he were buying lumber at the set prices rather than stolen lumber.

Could Russell have a word with the Emporium, who Mr Fudgepacker felt were overcharging his film company for breakages on the set?

You had to wonder at the greed that drove rich businessmen to twist the law of the land they claimed to be so proud of, steal from the government by overcharging for their "patriotic" services, and do their best to cheat it of its taxes—not to make a living, either, but to heap up money.

She needed to work off some of the energy of anger that was overcharging her batteries.