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
Gibbons	['gibənz]
Margaret	MAHR-grit, MAHR-gə-rit	English
Hilarion	-	Ancient Greek
Papa	-	Polynesian Mythology
Radomil	-	Czech, Medieval Slavic
Christine	krees-TEEN (French), kris-TEEN (English), kris-TEE-nə (German, Dutch)	French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch