Victim Advocacy Jargon

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• The victim has decided to press charges against the perpetrator for theft.
• If someone steals from you, you should definitely press charges.
• I heard she's planning to press charges against her ex-boyfriend for cheating on her.
• The company will press charges against any employee found leaking confidential information.