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

And it remains to be seen whether the authorities will press charges or whether moves will be made to extradite the men - who may be deemed a flight risk - back to Scotland.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

Believing he was remorseful, Sharon decided not to press charges.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

But as soon as the deputies asked if anyone wanted to press charges, the entire bar acted like they couldn’t get away fast enough.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss