(UK) To penalise someone for a punishable offence.
The perpetrators of this atrocity must be brought to book.
No comments yet — say something.
Add your own interpretation of "bring to book".
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.