v.给予优先权，优先偿还，提出(指控、控诉)(尤指大陪审团对犯罪嫌疑人提出的charge or indictment)，申请，提升V. to～a boll of indictment提出起诉书

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～a charge against someone 告发某人，对某人提出控告

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～a complaint控告，起诉

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～public charges提起公诉
O. the defendant claimed he was innocent of the charges～red against him被告声称对于指控他的罪行他是无辜的

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the statute～s creditors who are first to file their claims制定法规定凡先主张权利的债权人应优先得到赔偿