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to hold to account, to call to account

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Die Verantwortlichen gezogen .
Those responsible must be held to account.
Die für ihre gezogen .
The perpetrators must be held to account for their offenses.
Das zog den für die Umweltschäden .
The court held the corporation to account for the environmental damage.
Wer Steuern hinterzieht, wird oder gezogen.
Whoever evades taxes will sooner or later be called to account.
Die fordert, die Verantwortlichen zu .
The public demands that those responsible be held to account.
Niemand wollte den mächtigen .
No one wanted to hold the powerful politician to account.
Für diesen wird dich .
You'll be called to account for this fraud.
Der zog die Beamten .
The committee of inquiry held the officials to account.
Sollten für ihrer gezogen ?
Should superiors be held to account for their employees' mistakes?
Erst Jahren konnte die Verantwortlichen .
Only after years could those responsible be called to account.