prefer charges against
Example Sentences
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I told Gen. Butler I would have to prefer charges against him if he neglected his duty in that way.
From Time Magazine Archive
They got away from you, and they’re here now to prefer charges against you and the other scoundrels.
From The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin by Chapman, Allen
The captain of the company in which P.D. was placed told him he did not believe he was ugly about it, and that he could only put him under arrest and prefer charges against him.
From The Record of a Quaker Conscience, Cyrus Pringle's Diary With an Introduction by Rufus M. Jones by Jones, Rufus Matthew
"Are you going to prefer charges against Darrin for knocking you down?" demanded Lieutenant Treat.
From Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
It is a shame, and if some one of my superiors will not prefer charges against the General and his Adjutant, I will.
From Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac by Armstrong, William H.
