prefer charges
Example Sentences
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I told Gen. Butler I would have to prefer charges against him if he neglected his duty in that way.
From Time Magazine Archive
The news came from the sunny Adri atic island of Brioni, 340 miles from Belgrade, where the 75-year-old Tito called together a 155-man plenum of the Yugoslav Central Committee to name names and prefer charges.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week there was distinct danger that on this issue Jugoslavia might prefer charges before the League.
From Time Magazine Archive
The next day Colonel Albright reported the affair to General French, commanding the division, who promptly advised him to prefer charges against the culprit and make an example of him.
From War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 by Hitchcock, Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman)
If these parties believe my conduct culpable, is it not their plain duty to prefer charges against me and bring me before a court martial?
From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Duke, Basil Wilson
