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NL888 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Does "hauled before" mean "transported to the front of"?
Does "to be hauled before the international criminal court" mean "to be brought to the trial at ICC "?
Context:
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called for Tony Blair and George Bush to be hauled before the international criminal court in The Hague and delivered a damning critique of the physical and moral devastation caused by the Iraq war.
More:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/sep/02/tony-blair-iraq-war-desmond-tutu
Context:
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called for Tony Blair and George Bush to be hauled before the international criminal court in The Hague and delivered a damning critique of the physical and moral devastation caused by the Iraq war.
More:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/sep/02/tony-blair-iraq-war-desmond-tutu
Top answer
More or less. Brought, and not very gently.
- More or less.
- Brought, and not very gently.
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