press charges

English

Verb

press charges (third-person singular simple present presses charges, present participle pressing charges, simple past and past participle pressed charges)

1. To formally accuse a person of a crime, especially by an ordinary person.

   I'm pressing charges against you for assaulting me.

   • 2015 August 11, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 713 - I'm Done:

     "Still, it's not as though women don't commit acts of violence. She herself is a prime example, otherwise we wouldn't even be talking about this. I'm pretty sure you'd be within your right to press charges."

Synonyms

• (formally accuse of a crime): complain, accuse, file a complaint, file charges

Translations

to formally accuse a person of a crime

• Azerbaijani: ittiham irəli sürmək
• Czech: vznést obvinění, podat žalobu, zahájit soudní řízení
• Dutch: aanklagen (nl), vervolgen (nl)
• French: accuser (fr), porter plainte (fr)
• Hungarian: feljelent (hu), eljárást indít, vádat emel (hu)
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} sporgere denuncia, ^{(please verify)} denunciare (it)
• Polish: wnieść oskarżenie
• Thai: แจ้งความ (th) (jɛ̂ɛng-kwaam), ดำเนินคดี (th) (dam-nəən-ká-dii)