bring to trial

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Blatter, now 86, was acquitted of wrongdoing in July by judges at the Swiss federal criminal court after a case that took more than 6 1/2 years to bring to trial.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022

This would be a great case for the affected representatives to bring to trial without settling, because the likely prospect of punitive damages creates a vehicle for accountability and—I’ll say it—necessary public shaming.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2021

“The victims of this attack do deserve justice, and I hope the government is able to bring to trial the remaining members of Abu Khattala’s special forces if they are still alive,” Peed said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2020

Since then, the Central Office for the Investigation of National Socialist Crimes, in Ludwigsburg, near Stuttgart, has been sifting through historical records in search of further cases to bring to trial.

From The Guardian • Oct. 16, 2019

Every town and county had its witch-finder, whose duty it was to detect and bring to trial all those tainted with witchcraft or sorcery.

From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist