Idiom
bring to justice
Meaning
To cause a person alleged to have committed criminal acts to be brought to trial on the offenses.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The police hope to bring the thief to justice soon.”
“After years of searching, the authorities finally caught the suspect and brought him to justice.”
“The international court worked tirelessly to bring the corrupt leader to justice for his crimes against the people.”
Examples
simple
“The police hope to bring the thief to justice soon.”
contextual
“After years of searching, the authorities finally caught the suspect and brought him to justice.”
complex
“The international court worked tirelessly to bring the corrupt leader to justice for his crimes against the people.”
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