jdn. vor Gericht stellen
to formally charge someone and make them appear in court
Türkçe: birini mahkemeye çıkarmak
In a sentence
Die Staatsanwaltschaft stellt den mutmaßlichen Täter endlich vor Gericht.
How it is used
Means to formally charge someone and make them appear in court. Formal register. Use in legal news: 'Die Staatsanwaltschaft stellt den Verdächtigen vor Gericht.' Implies official accusation.
Other verbs that go with Gericht
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- vor Gericht gehento initiate legal proceedings
- vor Gericht stehento be a defendant or witness in a trial
- vor Gericht ziehento decide to sue someone
Other collocations built on stellen
- (sich) ins Abseits stellento isolate oneself
- etw. in Abrede stellento deny/dispute a claim
- Anforderungen stellen an+Akk.to set requirements or expectations for others
- eine Anfrage stellento formally ask for information or a quote
- Ansprüche stellen an+Akk.to make demands/set requirements on someone/something
- den / einen Antrag stellen auf+Akk.to submit an application/motion for something
- jdm. etw. in Aussicht stellento promise someone something
- eine Bedingung stellento set a condition
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