to bring
- verb
- /brɪŋ/
- Formal
- The attorney successfully brought charges of embezzlement against the suspect.
- bring a suit
- bring an action
- bring charges
Not a single case was brought against crush videos.
- Not a single case was brought against crush videos.
- Like he was brought to trial, charges were brought against him.
- And after that there were a succession of cases, some brought by women, some by men.
- External pressure could also be brought through the courts.
- You know, people other than the head of state can be brought to trial for the crime of aggression.
- It stops that lawsuit immediately while we figure out, is this a lawsuit brought against protected speech?
- Friend or no friend, ally or no ally, he he will, he will be brought before the appropriate courts.
- And now South Africa now is now bringing that kind of a a trial.
Examples
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The suit was, however, brought more than one year after the injury had occurred.
Academic text (2017) -
I plan on bringing a wrongful termination suit against Charles Wheeler and his partners.
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Like he was brought to trial, charges were brought against him.
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I want to bring an action.
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Your former wife has brought charges.
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There is also discretion in which cases to bring and which to leave for state authorities.
Academic text (1999) -
Practitioners have proposed that the Commission "bring all but its most routine cases in federal court."
Academic text (2017) -
The judge paid the tax under protest and brought suit to recover the tax paid.
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The trademark infringement action was brought by Rio Properties Inc., a Las Vegas hotel and casino.
Academic text (2011) -
Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh decided not to bring any charges that the diversion was illegal.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
To take someone to court to ask for money
Officially take someone to court to try to prove they broke the law
To officially start something such as a rule, process, or legal action
To start legal action by giving a complaint to a court
To start a court case against someone by suing them
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Be badly prepared for a situation where others have much better tools
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Cause a person or thing to be worse, for example making someone feel sad
Move something or someone from a higher to a lower place, for example land an aircraft
How Forceful
- Specialized
- Formal
- Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bring in law comes from the old English bringan, meaning 'to carry', so to bring a case or charges is to carry or present that matter before a judge.