bring to justice



bring someone to justice

Fig. to punish someone for a crime. The police officer swore she would not rest until she had brought the killer to justice. Years later, the rapist was found out and finally brought to justice.
See also: bring, justice

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Elisabeta-Romanian
Ayakoah-yah-koJapanese
Evdokia-Greek
CadenKAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
EberhardE-ber-hahrt (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Zdeno-Slovak