press charges

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Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, rightly opened a criminal investigation into the matter and subsequently decided to press charges against five reservists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

And when Maggie decides to press charges against Hank and tell her story to the press, the fallout unsurprisingly does not seem great enough.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2025

Prosecutors later looked at the evidence and refused to press charges.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

The Great Yarmouth MP made the comments in his first broadcast interview since the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to press charges over threats he was alleged to have made.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

Tuttle announced, “I’ve decided, just now, to drop this matter and not press charges against Ms. Grayson.”

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore