bring to justice; apprehend
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
bring (a fugitive/criminal suspect) to justice; apprehend and bring in for trial
formalUsed in legal and law enforcement contexts. Often appears in news reports or official documents. The object is typically the criminal suspect.
Jīng经
guò过
jǐng警
fāng方
sān三
gè个
yuè月
de的
zhuī追
bǔ捕
，
zhǔ主
fàn犯
zhōng终
yú于
bèi被
zhuō捉
ná拿
guī归
àn案
。
After three months of pursuit by the police, the principal offender was finally apprehended and brought to justice.
Guó国
jì际
xíng刑
jǐng警
zǔ组
zhī织
zhèng正
nǔ努
lì力
jiāng将
gāi该
táo逃
fàn犯
yǐn引
dù渡
guī归
àn案
。
Interpol is working to extradite the fugitive back to face justice.
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Suǒ所
yǒu有
shè涉
àn案
rén人
yuán员
bì必
xū须
quán全
bù部
guī归
àn案
，
yī一
gè个
dōu都
bù不
néng能
shǎo少
。
All persons involved in the case must be brought to justice; not a single one can be missed.