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 Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office will now decide whether to bring charges of embezzlement and grand theft against at least one suspect.
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Though an Indiana judge dismissed the charges alleging neglect based on Natalia’s age, prosecutors were able to bring charges against the former couple for neglect based on Natalia’s disabling dwarfism, the Journal and Courier reported.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
This effort produced enough evidence to finally bring charges in some of these cases, and lawmakers in other states revised their deadlines so prosecutions could move forward.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
His testimony alone would never be enough to bring charges against the rap mogul, and there is no other evidence tying him to a murder-for hire.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Though an Indiana judge dismissed the charges alleging neglect based on Natalia’s age, prosecutors were able to bring charges against the former couple for neglect based on Natalia’s disabling dwarfism, the Journal and Courier reported.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
This effort produced enough evidence to finally bring charges in some of these cases, and lawmakers in other states revised their deadlines so prosecutions could move forward.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
His testimony alone would never be enough to bring charges against the rap mogul, and there is no other evidence tying him to a murder-for hire.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Bring charges.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20charges. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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