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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iairus	-	Biblical Latin
Nathalie	['næθəli]
Secundus	-	Ancient Roman
Amancio	ah-MAHN-thyo (Spanish), ah-MAHN-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Adelaide	AD-ə-layd (English), ah-de-LIE-de (Italian), ə-də-LIED (Portuguese)	English, Italian, Portuguese
Ranjit	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali