face charges

idiom

: to be formally accused of a crime
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Officials from the Mason County Sheriff’s Office also arrested Marlana Strausbaugh and William Strausbaugh, who now both face charges of hindering prosecution or apprehension and complicity in aiding escape. Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025 The Sacramento man is also scheduled to appear later Monday afternoon to face charges in Superior Court. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025 Campos shot the victim in the head and then fled to Texas, where he was later arrested in 2022 and brought back to Orange County to face charges. City News Service, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025 Cobos-Martinez extradited to California Shortly after, officials extradited him back to California to face charges from the 2017 carjacking case. Cnn.com, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for face charges

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“Face charges.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face%20charges. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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