bring charges

idiom

: to formally accuse someone of a crime
After completing a full investigation of the vandalism, they did not have enough evidence to bring charges.

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The Sedgwick County Office of the District Attorney will decide whether to formally bring charges. Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025 Siebert was also investigating Comey before he was ousted, but did not bring charges against him, reportedly facing roadblocks in that investigation. Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025 President Joe Biden also faced scrutiny after documents were discovered at his Delaware home, but special counsel Robert Hur declined to bring charges, citing insufficient likelihood of conviction. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 The Justice Department has spent months conducting the investigation but has yet to bring charges, and there’s been no indication that prosecutors have managed to uncover any degree of incriminating evidence that could support bringing an indictment. Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bring charges

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“Bring charges.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20charges. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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