bring to book

Verb

(UK) To penalise someone for a punishable offence.

Japanese Meaning

法律違反などの処罰対象となる行為に対して、処罰を科すこと。

The government promised to bring to book those responsible for the environmental violations.

政府は環境違反の責任者を法的に処罰すると約束した。

Sense（1）

(UK) To penalise someone for a punishable offence.

The perpetrators of this atrocity must be brought to book.

brings to book

（ present singular third-person ）

bringing to book

（ participle present ）

brought to book

（ participle past ）

brought to book

（ past ）