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 event’s expenses were never brought before the City Council for a vote or formal approval.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Their cases weren't brought before a judge until May 27.
—Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
And when he is finally brought before a judge, the Justice Department will prosecute an old man for his role nearly four decades ago in killing scores of innocent people, among them my father — a man whose mission, until his very last moments, was to prosecute killers from four decades earlier.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The proposal is largely the same as one that Crane brought before Idaho lawmakers last year in the final days of the 2024 legislative session.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 14 Jan. 2025
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Their cases weren't brought before a judge until May 27.
—Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
And when he is finally brought before a judge, the Justice Department will prosecute an old man for his role nearly four decades ago in killing scores of innocent people, among them my father — a man whose mission, until his very last moments, was to prosecute killers from four decades earlier.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The proposal is largely the same as one that Crane brought before Idaho lawmakers last year in the final days of the 2024 legislative session.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Bring before.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20before. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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