phrasal verb · formal
bring charges against
UK/brɪŋ ˈtʃɑː(r)dʒɪz əˈɡenst/US/brɪŋ ˈtʃɑːrdʒɪz əˈɡenst/bring CHARG·es a·GAINST
to officially accuse someone of a crime in a court of law
Examples
“The prosecutor decided to bring charges against the company for pollution.”
“Local authorities brought charges against three suspects yesterday.”
“Victims can choose to bring charges against the offender.”
Band 8 sentence
“After months of investigation the state prosecutors decided to bring charges against the corporation for systematic environmental breaches.”
Collocations
- bring charges against someone
- bring criminal charges
Word family
Common mistakes
bring someone charges→bring charges against someone
accuse và bring charges là giống nhau→dùng 'accuse' cho tố cáo chung; 'bring charges against' khi đề cập đến hành động tố tụng chính thức
bring charges to someone→bring charges against someone
Say it for a higher band
5accuse→6press charges→7+bring charges against
Synonyms
accuse
Easily confused
accuse
“The witness accused the suspect of stealing.”
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