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bring charges

VERB
accuse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allege arraign arrest attack blame brand charge cite complain denounce implicate indict name prosecute sue summon
STRONG
apprehend attribute betray censure criminate finger frame impeach impute incriminate inculpate libel litigate recriminate slander slur tax
WEAK
blow the whistle file claim hang something on hold accountable lay at door let have it lodge complaint pin on point finger at serve summons
Antonyms
STRONGEST
applaud approve commend defend exculpate exonerate free let go pardon praise retreat support
STRONG
compliment flatter protect
WEAK
absolve vindicate
VERB
incriminate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
implicate indict prosecute
STRONG
allege attack attribute blame brand charge cite finger frame inculpate involve name
WEAK
hold accountable pin on point the finger at serve summons
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exonerate pardon
STRONG
exculpate free ignore retreat

Example Sentences

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The investigation was closed in 2019 after prosecutors decided there was insufficient evidence to bring charges.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

For complex cases, the DOJ can take years before deciding whether to bring charges.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Prosecutors declined to bring charges against Madden, citing a lack of evidence beyond the confession and Madden already being behind bars for life in Oklahoma.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

If federal officials didn’t preserve it, that could complicate any efforts by state officials to bring charges or secure a conviction, legal observers said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

It must have been an easy matter to bring charges of revolutionary doctrines against the man who said so innocently, "But I,—I only wanted to train up free-thinking, independent men."

From The Child under Eight by Murray, E. R. (Elsie Riach)