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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Any relocation agreement must be approved by the league’s Board of Governors, and Front Office Sports reported that Pagliuca’s group’s offer was presented to commissioner Cathy Engelbert in July but never brought before the board.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
Just as an adult who commits a crime is brought before a court commissioner and then sent before a judge for a bail review to determine their eligibility for release, these juvenile offenders should be treated in the same manner.
—Ivan J. Bates, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
Interview highlights Inskeep: Are all of those different things, the right of free expression, the right of free speech, habeas corpus, which is the right to be brought before a judge if you're detained?
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 16 June 2025
Another key effort by the Trump administration has been seeking to ban biological males from women’s sports, a matter which will be brought before the Supreme Court in two cases in the upcoming term.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 21 July 2025
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
Just as an adult who commits a crime is brought before a court commissioner and then sent before a judge for a bail review to determine their eligibility for release, these juvenile offenders should be treated in the same manner.
—Ivan J. Bates, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
Interview highlights Inskeep: Are all of those different things, the right of free expression, the right of free speech, habeas corpus, which is the right to be brought before a judge if you're detained?
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 16 June 2025
Another key effort by the Trump administration has been seeking to ban biological males from women’s sports, a matter which will be brought before the Supreme Court in two cases in the upcoming term.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 21 July 2025
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“Bring before.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20before. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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