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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Dickinson said 20 people have applied for the seats and the selections will be brought before the board in March for approval.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Previously, Paxton said in October that there were safety concerns with having Roberson brought before lawmakers and cited a lack of a state facility near Austin that could temporarily house him.
—Amy Calvin, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
The Doge was also, in medieval times, the chief magistrate of city-states such as Venice and Genoa, and acted as a judge to decide questions brought before a court of justice.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
But a federal lawsuit brought before a district court in Iowa by a Chicago investor and two libertarian law firms based in Texas and California in April aims to abolish Swampbuster.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Previously, Paxton said in October that there were safety concerns with having Roberson brought before lawmakers and cited a lack of a state facility near Austin that could temporarily house him.
—Amy Calvin, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
The Doge was also, in medieval times, the chief magistrate of city-states such as Venice and Genoa, and acted as a judge to decide questions brought before a court of justice.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
But a federal lawsuit brought before a district court in Iowa by a Chicago investor and two libertarian law firms based in Texas and California in April aims to abolish Swampbuster.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Bring before.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20before. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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