press charges

press charges (against someone)

and file charges (against someone)

Fig. to make a formal charge of wrongdoing against someone. They agreed not to press charges against me if I agreed to pay for the damages.

To bring a formal accusation of criminal wrongdoing against someone.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Keelan	-	Irish
Aton	AH-tən (English)	Egyptian Mythology
Abimelech	-	Biblical
Essie	['esi]
Dulce	DOOL-the (Spanish), DOOL-se (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Ibai	-	Basque