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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Two weeks ago, department officials said that prosecutors were still weighing whether to bring charges against as many as 200 additional people, including about 60 suspected of assaulting or impeding police officers during the riot. —

Alan Feuer, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025 Government lawyers said releasing the volume on election interference and decisions about whether to bring charges was in the public interest. —

Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025 Special counsels typically write reports explaining what their investigations revealed and the reasoning behind decisions about whether to bring charges. —

Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025 Two months later, the U.S. attorney did not bring charges. —

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