press charges en · VERB
Meanings
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To formally accuse a person of a crime, especially by an ordinary person.
"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."
2015 August 11, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 713 - I'm Done:I'm pressing charges against you for assaulting me.
Of course, I have no intention of pressing any charge!
1942 June 16, Jerry Siegel, “The Case of the Crimeless Crimes”, in Action Comics, volume 1, number 51, page 10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| presses charges | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pressing charges | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pressed charges | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pressed charges | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
accuse (formally accuse of a crime) · file charges (formally accuse of a crime) · file a complaint (formally accuse of a crime) · complain (formally accuse of a crime)
Translations (14)
fr accuser (to formally accuse a person of a crime) · nl vervolgen (to formally accuse a person of a crime) · cs podat žalobu (to formally accuse a person of a crime) · az ittiham irəli sürmək (to formally accuse a person of a crime) · hu vádat emel (to formally accuse a person of a crime) · nl aanklagen (to formally accuse a person of a crime) · pl wnieść oskarżenie (to formally accuse a person of a crime) · th ดำเนินคดี (to formally accuse a person of a crime) · fr porter plainte (to formally accuse a person of a crime) · cs vznést obvinění (to formally accuse a person of a crime) · hu feljelent (to formally accuse a person of a crime) · hu eljárást indít (to formally accuse a person of a crime) · th แจ้งความ (to formally accuse a person of a crime) · cs zahájit soudní řízení (to formally accuse a person of a crime)