press charges
Example Sentences
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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
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
Believing he was remorseful, Sharon decided not to press charges.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025
—Well, if you won’t press charges, if you’re not sure if you even can press charges, then you have two options.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
