bring sb to justice
1bring someone to justice — mainly journalism phrase to make someone have a trial in order to find out whether they are guilty of a crime The girl’s killers have never been brought to justice. Thesaurus: court cases and legal processeshyponym Main entry: justice * * *… …
2bring someone to justice — ► bring someone to justice arrest and try someone in court for a crime. Main Entry: ↑justice …
3bring somebody to justice — bring sb to ˈjustice idiom to arrest sb for a crime and put them on trial in court Main entry: ↑justiceidiom …
4bring someone to justice — arrest and try someone in court for a crime. → justice …
5bring someone to justice — mainly journalism to make someone have a trial in order to find out whether they are guilty of a crime The girl s killers have never been brought to justice …
6justice — ► NOUN 1) just behaviour or treatment. 2) the quality of being just. 3) the administration of law or some other authority according to the principles of just behaviour and treatment. 4) a judge or magistrate. ● bring someone to justice Cf. ↑bring …
7bring — W1S1 [brıŋ] v past tense and past participle brought [bro:t US bro:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: bringan] 1.) a) to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about →↑take ▪ Did you bring… …
8bring someone to book — british phrase to punish someone, or to make them explain their behaviour publicly when they have done something wrong If policemen have lied, then they must be brought to book. Thesaurus: to punish someonesynonym punishment of being legally… …
9justice — [[t]ʤʌ̱stɪs[/t]] ♦♦ justices 1) N UNCOUNT Justice is fairness in the way that people are treated. He has a good overall sense of justice and fairness... He only wants freedom, justice and equality... There is no justice in this world! 2) N… …
10justice — jus|tice [ dʒʌstıs ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the fact that something is reasonable and fair: He appealed to their sense of justice. Campaigners are convinced of the justice of their cause. a ) treatment of people that is fair and morally right: the …