См. также: предлагать мировое соглашение, преимущество первопроходца, преступление, рассматриваемое в упрощённом порядке, преступная деятельность
The decision to lay a charge is the responsibility of the police. (Government of Nova Scotia)
The police may lay a charge if they believe a person has committed a crime. (Port Hope Police Service)
arraign: to formally accuse someone in a law court of a particular crime and ask that person to say if they are guilty or not (Cambridge Dictionary)
