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brought to justice

brought to justice is the simple past and past participle 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 brought to justice

What is brought to justice the simple past and past participle of?
Brought to justice is the simple past and past participle of bring to justice.

Words near brought to justice in the dictionary

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

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