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prijava

English translation: press charges

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Serbian term or phrase:prijava
English translation:press charges
Entered by: Bogdan Petrovic

11:52 Jul 25, 2012
Serbian to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Media / Multimedia
Serbian term or phrase: prijava
Rеpubličkа rаdiоdifuznа аgеnciја pokrenula je postupak protiv Теlеviziје B92 i Теlеviziје Prvа, zbоg еmitоvаnjа rеklаmе Držаvnе lutriје Srbiје, u kојој sе, po mišljenju agencije аludirа nа grupni sеks. „Prеmа Zаkоnu о оglаšаvаnju, protiv еmitеra ćе biti podnete priјаvе za privrеdni prеstup i prеkršајnе priјаvе, аkо nаkоn njihоvоg оbrаzlоžеnjа utvrdimо dа је dоšlо dо povrede zakona.
Bogdan Petrovic
Serbia
Local time: 00:48
press charges
Explanation:
press charges (against someone) and file charges (against someone)
Fig. to make a formal charge of wrongdoing against someone.
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Milena Taylor
Serbia
Grading comment
hvala!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4press charges
Milena Taylor
4 +1complaint
Aleksandar Skobic
5press charges or charge with
Urban Belina (X)


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
press charges


Explanation:
press charges (against someone) and file charges (against someone)
Fig. to make a formal charge of wrongdoing against someone.

Example sentence(s):
  • They agreed not to press charges against me if I agreed to pay for the damages.

    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/press+charges
Milena Taylor
Serbia
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
hvala!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aleksandar Skobic
5 mins
  -> Хвала!
agree  Ratka Duran (X)
1 hr
  -> Хвала!
agree  Branka Ramadanovic
1 hr
  -> Хвала!
agree  macimovic
4 hrs
  -> Хвала!
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
complaint


Explanation:
To file a complaint...


    Reference: http://www.mass.gov/obcbbo/complaint.htm
Aleksandar Skobic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 00:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in CroatianCroatian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ratka Duran (X)
1 hr
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
press charges or charge with


Explanation:
legal procedure term meaning a person in position is filing an offical complaint.

Urban Belina (X)
Slovenia
Local time: 00:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SlovenianSlovenian
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