file against

file something against someone

to lodge a criminal charge against someone. Sally filed a charge of assault against Max. The old man filed charges against the attacker.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ivey	['aivi]
Deven	DEV-ən	English (Modern)
Ioubal	-	Biblical Greek
Lavena	-	English (Rare)
Andrew	AN-droo (English)	English, Biblical
Miho (1)	-	Croatian