📚 File, verb. 🔉 /fʌɪl/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition (with object): Submit (a legal document, application, or charge) to be placed on record by the appropriate authority. ❗️ Examples: 1. Criminal charges were filed against the firm. 2. The company had filed for bankruptcy. 3. No charges were ever filed against the accountant. 4. The applicant filed an application for judicial review, but it was dismissed by consent. 5. In December, charges were filed against the women who testified. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic