shéng
zhī

idiom
common
formal

Meaning of 绳之以法

绳之以法 means to bring to justice; to punish according to law. Pronounced shéng zhī yǐ fǎ.

  • to bring to justice; to punish according to law

Definitions & Examples

Rèn
fàn
zuì
fèn
zi
zuì
zhōng
dōu
nán
táo
bèi
shéng
zhī
de
xià
chǎng
 

No criminal can ultimately escape being brought to justice.

Jīng
guò
jǐng
fāng
shí
nián
de
zhuī
 
zhè
míng
táo
fàn
zhōng
bèi
shéng
zhī
 

After ten years of pursuit by the police, the fugitive was finally brought to justice.

miàn
qián
rén
rén
píng
děng
 
wéi
zhě
bèi
shéng
zhī
 

All are equal before the law; lawbreakers will certainly be punished according to the law.