file a charge
Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words
to officially record an accusation
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Examples (10)
- The victim decided to file a charge against her attacker.
- If the harassment continues, I will file a formal charge.
- The District Attorney has filed a charge of fraud against the CEO.
- Do you have enough evidence to file a charge of theft?
- He wouldn't be in this mess if he hadn't filed a false charge with the police.
- Filing a charge is the first step in a long legal process.
- The prosecutor is preparing to file a charge related to the insider trading scandal.
- The police plan to file multiple charges, including assault and robbery.
- She reluctantly filed the charge after consulting with her lawyer.
- The environmental agency will file a charge against the factory for pollution.