bring before

phrasal verb

brought before; bringing before; brings before

formal

: to cause (someone or something) to come to (someone or something) for an official decision or judgment

He was brought (up) before the judge on a charge of obstructing justice.

The case was finally brought before the Supreme Court.

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The charges against Haslett were brought before a grand jury, which indicted him on 10 felonies. —

Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024 Once again, the CEV prepared documentation for an item to be brought before the Board to act on at this month’s meeting. —

IEEE Spectrum, 20 June 2018 The second trial was brought before the same judge in Missouri as the first one. —

Julie Coleman, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024 The new terms of service also say that any disputes with the company will be brought before the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas — where a judge-slash-Tesla-investor was presiding over multiple lawsuits involving Musk and his companies. —

Mia Sato, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bring before