bring to justice; punish by law
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to bring to justice; to punish according to law
formalA formal idiom used in legal and judicial contexts to describe the process of subjecting criminals to legal sanctions.
Rèn任
hé何
fàn犯
zuì罪
fèn分
zi子
zuì最
zhōng终
dōu都
nán难
táo逃
bèi被
shéng绳
zhī之
yǐ以
fǎ法
de的
xià下
chǎng场
。
No criminal can ultimately escape being brought to justice.
Jīng经
guò过
jǐng警
fāng方
shí十
nián年
de的
zhuī追
bǔ捕
，
zhè这
míng名
táo逃
fàn犯
zhōng终
yú于
bèi被
shéng绳
zhī之
yǐ以
fǎ法
。
After ten years of pursuit by the police, the fugitive was finally brought to justice.
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Fǎ法
lǜ律
miàn面
qián前
rén人
rén人
píng平
děng等
，
wéi违
fǎ法
zhě者
bì必
bèi被
shéng绳
zhī之
yǐ以
fǎ法
。
All are equal before the law; lawbreakers will certainly be punished according to the law.