Press charges meaning in English

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Definition

to press charges (against someone): to take legal measures, to pursue lawful proceedings (against someone) idiom

Examples

  • "Luckily for you, Freddy and I are members of the same golf club and I managed to persuade him not to press charges."
  • "Our CEO kindly decided not to press charges, but I fear that one more such incident would tip the balance."
  • "I've decided not to press charges for verbal assault: a refund for the holiday will suffice."
Exercise 1
True or false? Icarus will take Winter Wonderland Travel to court.
True or false? Icarus will take Winter Wonderland Travel to court.
This is not a true statement.
This statement is false. Icarus writes that he has "decided not to press charges for verbal assault". Rather, he will be satisfied with a refund. He does not plan to take the holiday company to court, or to "sue" them because of his bad experience.

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