press charges
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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
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
In May, the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to press charges over threats he was alleged to have made.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025
Prosecutors later looked at the evidence and refused to press charges.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025
Tuttle announced, “I’ve decided, just now, to drop this matter and not press charges against Ms. Grayson.”
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
