To bring in by legal authority; produce in court; confiscate (the goods of a condemned criminal).
Origin
From Middle English inbringen, from Old English inbringan, equivalent to in- + bring. Cognate with Scots inbring, Dutch inbrengen, German einbringen, Swedish inbringa.
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