bring a charge
Frequency: 7.010.2 per million words
to formally accuse someone of a crime
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Examples (10)
- Police have brought a charge of dangerous driving against the man.
- The prosecutor will decide next week whether to bring charges against the company.
- There was not enough evidence to bring a charge of assault.
- They brought a charge against him based on the witness's testimony.
- Bringing a charge is the first formal step in a criminal prosecution.
- The state is considering bringing new charges as more information is uncovered.
- If they gather more proof, they could bring a charge of conspiracy.
- The district attorney was hesitant to bring charges in such a high-profile case.
- The victim's family urged the authorities to bring a charge of manslaughter.
- On what grounds will the prosecution bring a charge?