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 Doge was also, in medieval times, the chief magistrate of city-states such as Venice and Genoa, and acted as a judge to decide questions brought before a court of justice.
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Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
But a federal lawsuit brought before a district court in Iowa by a Chicago investor and two libertarian law firms based in Texas and California in April aims to abolish Swampbuster.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
She is charged with one felony count of battery resulting in serious bodily injury and one felony count of neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury after an investigation into an incident brought before the Indiana Department of Child Services in February.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
In a number of appeals brought before state and federal appellate courts since, Underwood’s attorneys have argued his death sentence was the result of numerous trial errors ranging from ineffective assistance of counsel to improper jury instruction and selection.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
But a federal lawsuit brought before a district court in Iowa by a Chicago investor and two libertarian law firms based in Texas and California in April aims to abolish Swampbuster.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
She is charged with one felony count of battery resulting in serious bodily injury and one felony count of neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury after an investigation into an incident brought before the Indiana Department of Child Services in February.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
In a number of appeals brought before state and federal appellate courts since, Underwood’s attorneys have argued his death sentence was the result of numerous trial errors ranging from ineffective assistance of counsel to improper jury instruction and selection.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Bring before.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20before. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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