prefer charges

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The news came from the sunny Adri atic island of Brioni, 340 miles from Belgrade, where the 75-year-old Tito called together a 155-man plenum of the Yugoslav Central Committee to name names and prefer charges.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week there was distinct danger that on this issue Jugoslavia might prefer charges before the League.

From Time Magazine Archive

I told Gen. Butler I would have to prefer charges against him if he neglected his duty in that way.

From Time Magazine Archive

He hated to prefer charges he could not fully substantiate, and it was by no means certain that the allegations against Calvin could be reliably supported, although there was strong probability of their truth.

From Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life by King, Charles

As long as he was simply being held on suspicion, I couldn't get him out on bail, so I wanted to force the district attorney or the police to prefer charges.

From ...Or Your Money Back by Garrett, Randall