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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Under Israeli civil law, by comparison, a person must be brought before a judge within 24 hours after arrest; in extraordinary circumstances, that time period can be extended to 96 hours.
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Lynzy Billing, The Dial, 6 May 2025
Just last March, leaders of both PBS and NPR were brought before Congress for an ugly hearing in which everyone from Elmo to Elon Musk were invoked.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
Listen to this article More than a year after its planned introduction, an environmental ordinance that aims to address decades of discriminatory planning, zoning and land-use policies in Chicago will finally be brought before the City Council.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
And when it was brought before the whole House for a vote on the floor, it was approved 134-1.
—Jeffrey Buddle, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2025
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Lynzy Billing, The Dial, 6 May 2025
Just last March, leaders of both PBS and NPR were brought before Congress for an ugly hearing in which everyone from Elmo to Elon Musk were invoked.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
Listen to this article More than a year after its planned introduction, an environmental ordinance that aims to address decades of discriminatory planning, zoning and land-use policies in Chicago will finally be brought before the City Council.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
And when it was brought before the whole House for a vote on the floor, it was approved 134-1.
—Jeffrey Buddle, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Bring before.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20before. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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