bring someone to book

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To penalise someone for a punishable offence

The perpetrators of this atrocity must be brought to book.

bring to book
{f} force to give account; ask for an explanation from
bring someone to book

    Hyphenation

    bring some·one to book

    Turkish pronunciation

    brîng sʌmwʌn tı bûk

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbrəɴɢ ˈsəmˌwən tə ˈbo͝ok/ /ˈbrɪŋ ˈsʌmˌwʌn tə ˈbʊk/
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