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 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.
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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
Under the new policy, the U.S. Attorney's Office will continue to bring charges when a person is accused of using a shotgun or rifle in a violent crime or has a criminal record that prohibits them from possessing a firearm.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Cincinnati leaders are reportedly calling on members of local government to bring charges against a White man seen slapping a Black man during a viral confrontation that left six injured and led to seven arrests in late July.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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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
Under the new policy, the U.S. Attorney's Office will continue to bring charges when a person is accused of using a shotgun or rifle in a violent crime or has a criminal record that prohibits them from possessing a firearm.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Cincinnati leaders are reportedly calling on members of local government to bring charges against a White man seen slapping a Black man during a viral confrontation that left six injured and led to seven arrests in late July.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Bring charges.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20charges. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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