Meanings
verbbring to justice (third-person singular simple present brings to justice, present participle bringing to justice, simple past and past participle brought to justice)
present singular third person brings to justice · participle present bringing to justice · participle past brought to justice · past brought to justice
- idiomaticTo cause a person alleged to have committed criminal acts to be brought to trial on the offenses.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 繩之以法 /绳之以法, 歸案 /归案
- 繩之以法 /绳之以法 (shéngzhīyǐfǎ)cause a person to be brought to trial on offenses
- 歸案 /归案 (guī'àn)cause a person to be brought to trial on offenses
Finnish viedä oikeuteen, vetää oikeuteen
- viedä oikeuteencause a person to be brought to trial on offenses
- vetää oikeuteencause a person to be brought to trial on offenses
French traduire en justice
- traduire en justicecause a person to be brought to trial on offenses
Polish stawiać przed sądem, postawić przed sądem
- stawiać przed sądemcause a person to be brought to trial on offenses
- postawić przed sądemcause a person to be brought to trial on offenses
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APA
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MLA
“bring to justice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20to%20justice. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bring to justice,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20to%20justice.
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