proceed against

• 【法律】对(某人)依法起诉，对(某人)提出诉讼，向法庭控告(某人、某企业等)：

  Before we go to proceed against this man,we must be satisfied that your charges are well founded.

  在我们控告此人之前，我们必须要弄清楚你的控告是有充分根据的。