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
Stapleton	['steipltən]
Ngawang	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese
Mcgill	[mə'gil]
Yuuka	yoo:-kah	Japanese
Yeriyahu	-	Biblical Hebrew
Evalyn	-	English