bring someone to justice
idiomPart ofjustice
bring someone to justice — idiom
1. to arrest someone who has committed a crime and put them on trial in a court of
1.idiom
Definition
to arrest someone who has committed a crime and put them on trial in a court of law
Example
The police worked for years to bring the escaped prisoner to justice.
New DNA evidence helped the authorities bring the suspect to justice after twelve years.