bring to justice

This page is about the collocation bring to justice

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to make somebody face trial or punishment for their crime

For example

  • When will the leaders who started the war be brought to justice?

  • Before being brought to justice, they admitted their crimes in a film called "The Act of Killing".

Quick Quiz

Corrupt politicians aren't often brought to justice because

a. they're very honest

b. they're never guilty

c. they're very powerful
a) they're very honest b) they're never guilty c) they're very powerful

Contributor: Matt Errey