press charges
idiom
: to take legal action against someone : to officially accuse someone of a crime
He was caught shoplifting, but the store owner didn't press charges.
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Florida prosecutors later also dropped those charges because the victim didn’t want to press charges.
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Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Sheriff Teddy even asks if Dexter wants to press charges against Angela and the department!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 July 2025
But the couple gave conflicting statements and Greenberg didn’t want to press charges so no one was arrested, a police source said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
Gaston County police investigated, but the district attorney didn’t press charges against the father, Gaston County public engagement manager Gavin Stewart said.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 19 June 2025
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Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Sheriff Teddy even asks if Dexter wants to press charges against Angela and the department!
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 July 2025
But the couple gave conflicting statements and Greenberg didn’t want to press charges so no one was arrested, a police source said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
Gaston County police investigated, but the district attorney didn’t press charges against the father, Gaston County public engagement manager Gavin Stewart said.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 19 June 2025
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“Press charges.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20charges. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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