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 this week, which indicted him on 10 felonies.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2024
The case was brought before the court by three Nigerians who were at the protest: Perpetual Kamsi, Dabiraoluwa Adeyinka and Obianuju Catherine Udeh.
—Stephanie Busari, CNN, 12 July 2024
The course, along with Women in Perspective and Sixth Grade Social Sciences, was brought before the Harford Board of Education Monday night.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
In September 1887, a petite young woman was brought before doctors at Bellevue Hospital in New York.
—Imogen Lepere, JSTOR Daily, 17 June 2024
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2024
The case was brought before the court by three Nigerians who were at the protest: Perpetual Kamsi, Dabiraoluwa Adeyinka and Obianuju Catherine Udeh.
—Stephanie Busari, CNN, 12 July 2024
The course, along with Women in Perspective and Sixth Grade Social Sciences, was brought before the Harford Board of Education Monday night.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
In September 1887, a petite young woman was brought before doctors at Bellevue Hospital in New York.
—Imogen Lepere, JSTOR Daily, 17 June 2024
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“Bring before.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20before. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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