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 second trial was brought before the same judge in Missouri as the first one. —

Julie Coleman, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024 The new terms of service also say that any disputes with the company will be brought before the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas — where a judge-slash-Tesla-investor was presiding over multiple lawsuits involving Musk and his companies. —

Mia Sato, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024 He was brought before a French judge, before being released with a criminal warning, Paris prosecutors told CNN at the time. —

Ben Church, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024 The case, brought before the ECJ, concerned Afghan women who were seeking international protection in Austria, and their asylum applications were rejected in 2015 and 2020. —

Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bring before