press charges

Example Sentences

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"I decided to press charges because this is something that I experienced as a woman, but that we as women experience in our country," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

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

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

From BBC • Jul. 22, 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