face charges

idiom

: to be formally accused of a crime
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Examples of face charges in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In a statement released on Friday, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said that Diddy would not face charges in connection with the hotel surveillance video. Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024 Both of the individuals face charges related to battery on a law enforcement officer, the station reported. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 12 May 2024 The crowd that day was a result of Bundy’s presence at the Ada County Courthouse with another man to face charges of trespassing at the Idaho Capitol. Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2024 Trump and the others face charges of conspiring to commit election fraud in an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia that Trump lost to President Joe Biden. Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024 The other teens and injured 18-year-old also may face charges. Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 6 May 2024 The Colorado adult whom police believed to be affiliated with a school shooting plot at Mariemont High School will not face charges, according to a Friday press release from the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office. Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 3 May 2024 The people who were arrested face charges from criminal trespass to resisting law enforcement. Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024 Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, of Irondale, will face charges of malicious use of an explosive and possession of an unregistered destructive device, according to a news release from the US Department of Justice. Steve Almasy, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024

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“Face charges.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face%20charges. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

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