bring charges
idiom
: to formally accuse someone of a crime
After completing a full investigation of the vandalism, they did not have enough evidence to bring charges.
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Reporting Highlights Delayed Justice: After a whistleblower exposed the criminal behavior of Endo, a drug manufacturer, the Justice Department waited more than a decade to bring charges against the company.
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Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2024
Despite Trump’s attorneys claims, no evidence exists that the DOJ coordinated with Bragg to bring charges against Trump.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
The Florida Supreme Court is being asked to intervene in a handful of cases, one in Broward County, where defendants successfully argued that the Office of the Statewide Prosecutor does not have the right to bring charges because the offenses involved acts committed only in one county.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
But the district attorney at the time said there was not enough evidence to bring charges against the couple.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2024
Despite Trump’s attorneys claims, no evidence exists that the DOJ coordinated with Bragg to bring charges against Trump.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
The Florida Supreme Court is being asked to intervene in a handful of cases, one in Broward County, where defendants successfully argued that the Office of the Statewide Prosecutor does not have the right to bring charges because the offenses involved acts committed only in one county.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
But the district attorney at the time said there was not enough evidence to bring charges against the couple.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Bring charges.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20charges. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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