"avoid charges" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to avoiding penalties or fees. Example: To avoid charges, be sure to pay your bills on time.
It has never been easier to avoid charges".
The regulars leave at night to avoid charges of trespassing, and return in the daylight.
But he concluded that the government "acted reasonably" to avoid charges of covering up.
Senior executives are expected to avoid charges in the case, according to the Times.
They had to do something with the remaining milk to avoid charges of tax evasion.
"They knew that if they dragged this out long enough, they would avoid charges.
"He has his running mate fleeing the state to avoid charges.
A company could avoid charges, Mr. Thompson wrote, by taking corrective actions.
That is clearly a risk Andersen faces, even if it manages to avoid charges.
Mr. Mares, the New Mexico racing chief, agrees that his agency needs more uniform penalties to avoid charges of favoritism.
In an apparent effort to avoid charges, he presented himself to authorities as a whistle-blower last spring.
