press charges

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press charges

verb presses charges · pressing charges · pressed charges

To formally accuse a person of a crime, especially by an ordinary person. I'm pressing charges against you for assaulting me.
Similar: complain, accuse, file a complaint, file charges

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verb to formally accuse a person of a crime

Français	accuser, porter plainte

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@misc{press_charges_2026,
  title = {press charges},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/press%20charges},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}