press charges
Example Sentences
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"I decided to press charges because this is something that I experienced as a woman, but that we as women experience in our country," she said.
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025
Sovann Komar’s new management soon made a series of accusations against Sothea and three of the foster parents, and asked prosecutors to press charges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
Michael, who is 58 from Birmingham, says he went to hospital where he was x-rayed and given a tetanus injection, and though he reported it to police he decided not to press charges.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 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
The next day, she reluctantly agreed to press charges and testify.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
