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bringing to justice

bringing to justice is the present participle and gerund of bring to justice.

Meaning of bring to justice

Verb

bring to justice (third-person singular simple present brings to justice, present participle bringing to justice, simple past and past participle brought to justice)

  1. (idiomatic) To cause a person alleged to have committed criminal acts to be brought to trial on the offenses.

Questions about bringing to justice

What is bringing to justice the present participle and gerund of?
Bringing to justice is the present participle and gerund of bring to justice.

Words near bringing to justice in the dictionary

  1. bringing to an end
  2. bringing to bear
  3. bringing to bed
  4. bringing to ground
  5. bringing to heel
  6. bringing to justice
  7. bringing to life
  8. bringing to light
  9. bringing to mind
  10. bringing to naught
  11. bringing to nought

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