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.
Examples of bring before in a Sentence
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In a case brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in December 2023, South Africa alleged Israel has committed and is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
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Britt Clennett, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2024
The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission jointly submitted a statement of interest in Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars Entertainment, a case brought before the US District Court of New Jersey.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 28 Mar. 2024
The initiative, brought before the City Council by Councilmember Alysson Snow and Vice Mayor Jennifer Mendoza on Tuesday, will include an emergency declaration that limits lot rents at mobile home parks to 5 percent.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024
That bill remains in committee in both the House and the Senate; that's the step between a bill being sponsored and a bill being brought before the chamber to be voted on.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2024
Located in The Hague, Netherlands, and created by a treaty called the Rome Statute first brought before the United Nations, the ICC operates independently.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Franco must be brought before a judge within 24 hours, according to Dominican law.
—Martín Adames, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2024
The lawsuit, filed in March 2017, alleged that delays within the civil immigration system were significantly longer than criminal court systems, which require the person to be promptly brought before a judge — typically within a few days of arrest for those in custody.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
Second, as to the judiciary, the basis of our justice system is for judges to decide cases brought before them and to do so fairly and impartially, based on the facts and the law, free from extraneous influences.
—Jeffrey Rupp, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2024
Britt Clennett, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2024
The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission jointly submitted a statement of interest in Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars Entertainment, a case brought before the US District Court of New Jersey.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 28 Mar. 2024
The initiative, brought before the City Council by Councilmember Alysson Snow and Vice Mayor Jennifer Mendoza on Tuesday, will include an emergency declaration that limits lot rents at mobile home parks to 5 percent.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024
That bill remains in committee in both the House and the Senate; that's the step between a bill being sponsored and a bill being brought before the chamber to be voted on.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2024
Located in The Hague, Netherlands, and created by a treaty called the Rome Statute first brought before the United Nations, the ICC operates independently.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Franco must be brought before a judge within 24 hours, according to Dominican law.
—Martín Adames, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2024
The lawsuit, filed in March 2017, alleged that delays within the civil immigration system were significantly longer than criminal court systems, which require the person to be promptly brought before a judge — typically within a few days of arrest for those in custody.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
Second, as to the judiciary, the basis of our justice system is for judges to decide cases brought before them and to do so fairly and impartially, based on the facts and the law, free from extraneous influences.
—Jeffrey Rupp, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2024
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“Bring before.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20before. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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