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- verb transitive To
bring in ;introduce ;present ;usher in ;adduce ;induce ; cause to come in. - verb transitive, Scotland, law To bring in by legal authority; produce in court;
confiscate (the goods of a condemned criminal).
Etymologies
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From Middle English inbringen, from Old English inbringan ("to bring in, bring to, present"), equivalent to in- + bring. Cognate with Scots inbring ("to inbring, import"), Dutch inbrengen ("to bring in"), German einbringen ("to introduce, bring in"), Swedish inbringa ("to bring in, fetch").
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