phrasal verb · formal
bring to justice
UK/brɪŋ tuː ˈdʒʌstɪs/US/brɪŋ tu ˈdʒʌstɪs/bring·to·JUS·tice
task2speaking
to ensure that someone who committed a crime is arrested and punished according to law
Examples
“Efforts are underway to bring the suspects to justice.”
“Victims demanded that those responsible be brought to justice.”
“International cooperation helped to bring the warlord to justice.”
Band 8 sentence
“The international tribunal succeeded in bringing several war criminals to justice after years of investigation.”
Collocations
- bring sb to justice for sth
- bring the perpetrator to justice
- finally bring to justice
Word family
bring to justice (v) phrasal verbjustice (n) nounprosecute (v) verb
Common mistakes
punish→bring to justice
Say it for a higher band
5punish→6prosecute→7+bring to justice
Synonyms
prosecute
Easily confused
punish
“He was punished for his crimes.”
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