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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His testimony alone would never be enough to bring charges against the rap mogul, and there is no other evidence tying him to a murder-for hire.
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Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The same day, the government filed a motion to dismiss his case without prejudice, meaning prosecutors could bring charges against him again.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The Trump administration also previously failed three times to get a grand jury to bring charges against a Washington woman who was charged with assaulting an FBI agent, after the woman allegedly tried to forcibly stop immigration officials from taking two people into federal custody.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
For reasons unknown, federal prosecutors declined to bring charges, according to court records obtained by NBC News.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
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Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The same day, the government filed a motion to dismiss his case without prejudice, meaning prosecutors could bring charges against him again.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The Trump administration also previously failed three times to get a grand jury to bring charges against a Washington woman who was charged with assaulting an FBI agent, after the woman allegedly tried to forcibly stop immigration officials from taking two people into federal custody.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
For reasons unknown, federal prosecutors declined to bring charges, according to court records obtained by NBC News.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Bring charges.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20charges. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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