bring charges against
idiom
: to charge (someone) with a crime
They are going to bring charges against him.
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One allegation made by the IRS agents was that Weiss had sought to bring charges against Hunter Biden in Washington and California but had been rebuffed by prosecutors in those jurisdictions who declined to partner with him.
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Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
One allegation made by the IRS agents was that Weiss had sought to bring charges against Hunter Biden in Washington and California but was rebuffed after prosecutors in those jurisdictions declined to partner with him.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 12 Aug. 2023
An indictment is one way to bring charges against someone suspected of a crime.
—Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2023
Lawyers representing the family of Brent Thompson, who died in February after being pulled over for a traffic stop, are calling for the dismissal of the sheriff’s deputy who used a Taser on Thompson, days after the local district attorney declined to bring charges against him.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
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Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
One allegation made by the IRS agents was that Weiss had sought to bring charges against Hunter Biden in Washington and California but was rebuffed after prosecutors in those jurisdictions declined to partner with him.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 12 Aug. 2023
An indictment is one way to bring charges against someone suspected of a crime.
—Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2023
Lawyers representing the family of Brent Thompson, who died in February after being pulled over for a traffic stop, are calling for the dismissal of the sheriff’s deputy who used a Taser on Thompson, days after the local district attorney declined to bring charges against him.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
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“Bring charges against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20charges%20against. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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