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press charges

[ pres chahr-jiz ]

idiom

  1. to bring a formal accusation against a person believed to have committed a crime (often used with against ):

    The authorities plan to press charges against her for participating in civil disobedience last week.

    He didn't want to press charges, but warned the guy who punched him not to cause any more problems.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of press charges1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Right-wing commentators and elected officials denounced the protest on X, including Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who said President Trump should press charges against the peaceful protestors.

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Béatrice Zavarro, Dominique Pelicot's lawyer, told French media that Ms Darian's decision to press charges was "unsurprising given her statements and beliefs during the Avignon trial".

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According to the report, the woman whose hair was pulled did not want to press charges against anyone.

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Police said the man was detained before Raducanu decided not to press charges.

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He said Biden "could not be trusted with sensitive information", citing a justice department inquiry into the Democrat's storage of classified files, which decided not to press charges and said Biden had a poor memory.

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