View Full Version : What can people press charges for?
mannnda
Nov 15, 2011, 05:27 PM
Can someone press charges for throwing an egg at them?
excon
Nov 15, 2011, 05:56 PM
Hello m:
People can't press charges at all on anybody. All they can do is call the cops and they'll press charges if they so choose.
excon
AK lawyer
Nov 15, 2011, 06:24 PM
... People can't press charges at all on anybody. ...
Actually, depends on what you mean by "press charges". If it means "to nag the cops about it in hopes that they get tired and charge the person with a crime", yes, you can do that.
excon
Nov 15, 2011, 06:28 PM
If it means "to nag the cops about it in hopes that they get tired and charge the person with a crime", yes, you can do that.Hello lawyer:
If they asked whether they could nag the cops, I would have said they could. But, that isn't what they asked.
excon
AK lawyer
Nov 15, 2011, 06:33 PM
"English
Verb
to press charges
1.(intransitive, law) To formally accuse a person of a crime, especially by an ordinary person. I'm pressing charges against you for assaulting me.
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press charges - Wiktionary (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/press_charges)