Vocabulary

press charges

告訴(こくそ)する

B2 · Upper-intermediate Common

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Idiom
To take legal action against someone : to officially accuse someone of a crime.
誰(だれ)かに対(たい)して法的(ほうてき)措置(そち)を取(と)ること：誰(だれ)かを犯罪(はんざい)で公式(こうしき)に告発(こくはつ)すること。

Examples

  1. After talking to the boy's mother, the man decided not to press charges.

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