prefer charges
Example Sentences
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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
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
“I’ll prefer charges against the next that does it,” said he.
From Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters by King, Charles
If these parties believe my conduct culpable, is it not their plain duty to prefer charges against me and bring me before a court martial?
From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Duke, Basil Wilson
