press charges
Example Sentences
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The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has not yet said if it would seek to press charges.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Zarrinnam says the decision on whether to press charges rests with him, and it's something he will seriously consider once he has the facts.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
Sovann Komar’s new management soon made a series of accusations against Sothea and three of the foster parents, and asked prosecutors to press charges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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
By then, having consulted her American education, my mother decided it would be cruel to press charges.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
