bring a charge against

bring a charge against someone or something

to file a complaint against someone or a group; to begin a legal process against someone or a group. (A charge can also be charges even if only one charge is involved.) We brought a charge against the town council. Sam brought charges against Jeff.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Maya (1)	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Redmund	-	Irish
Lavanya	-	Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil
Madeline	MAD-ə-lin (English), MAD-ə-lien (English), ma-də-LEEN (French), mad-LEEN (French)	English, French
Hartley	HAHRT-lee	English
Jannette	JAN-ət, jə-NET	English