Such is also a ticklish sentence for me to "eat":
A charge of throwing a bomb with intent to kill, which charge carries the death penalty, was dropped by the Crown. (original)
Question:
Is the original grammatically correct?
Do both charge's have the same meaning? (I don't think so but I…).
The "Crown" is a name of a person, but why is the "the" put before "Crown"?
My guesses are:
It is grammatically correct. The first charge means a task or somewhat a violent attack and the second charge more a crime than a violent attack. I would rewrite the original this way:
The Crown dropped a violent attack of throwing a bomb with intent to kill, this ( or this action, that action of his) carries the death penalty.
Is my guess correct?