bringing to justice
Making them answer
Bringing to justice means ensuring someone faces legal consequences for wrongdoing—typically through arrest, prosecution, and punishment.
The phrase implies accountability: The detective spent years bringing the killer to justice.
It can extend beyond courts to any formal reckoning: The committee was dedicated to bringing war criminals to justice.
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- day in courtChance to present one's case
- arrestSeize by law
- extraditionFugitive transfer between jurisdictions
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
warrant · trial · punishment · verdict · indictment · victim support · conviction · courtroom · forensics · crime scene · cold case · apprehension · perp walk · accountability · healing circles · long arm of the law · subpoena · sentencing
bringing to justiceturning a blind eye
Intentionally disregarding something obvious
looking the other way · letting off · dropping charges · letting slide · acquitting
bringing to justicecovering up
Hiding wrongdoing from others
whitewashing · sweeping under the rug · complicity · condoning · aiding and abetting
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