face charges

idiom

: to be formally accused of a crime

Will she face charges?

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The campaign manager of a Miami-Dade mayoral candidate won’t face charges including statutory rape after his 17-year-old accuser recanted his statements to prosecutors, to television interviewers and on social media. —

David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025 Nigh had recently been transferred to the jail in Craven County, which is near Onslow County, to face charges there, WCTI-TV of New Bern reported. —

Phil Helsel, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025 Two people face charges for allegedly assaulting a man in North Stonington following a road rage incident last week. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025 The four suspects face charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, participation in a criminal gang, possessing criminal tools and obstructing official business. —

Chantz Martin, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for face charges