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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Augustin was in custody in Tuscarawas as of Friday afternoon and Hall County authorities are expected to bring charges against him, Couch said.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
By early 2011, the investigators had only months left to bring charges based on the earlier campaign.
—Tim Golden, ProPublica, 19 July 2024
Woman allegedly stabs 3-year-old boy to death in random attack at grocery store parking lot
On Thursday, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said the department had reviewed the incident and decided not to bring charges against Gallegos.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 20 June 2024
One of Kennedy’s first projects was helping to bring charges against polluters of Quassaick Creek, a tributary in the lower Hudson River Valley.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
By early 2011, the investigators had only months left to bring charges based on the earlier campaign.
—Tim Golden, ProPublica, 19 July 2024
Woman allegedly stabs 3-year-old boy to death in random attack at grocery store parking lot
On Thursday, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said the department had reviewed the incident and decided not to bring charges against Gallegos.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 20 June 2024
One of Kennedy’s first projects was helping to bring charges against polluters of Quassaick Creek, a tributary in the lower Hudson River Valley.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Bring charges.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20charges. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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