prefer against



prefer something against someone

to file legal charges against someone [with the police]; to file a complaint or a charge against someone. The neighbors preferred charges against the driver of the car who ruined their lawns. I will not prefer charges against the driver, since it was partly my fault.
See also: prefer

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jagadish-Indian, Kannada, Telugu
JanuszYAH-nuwshPolish
AdÉLaÏDea-de-la-EEDFrench
Aali-Arabic
EmÁNuel-Hungarian
Miro-Slovene, Croatian