verb
hale
To drag or bring someone by force.
The officers hale the suspect into court against his will.
Etymology
The older verb means to haul or pull. Hale preserves a forceful bringing or dragging, especially bringing someone before an authority.
More examples
- She is haled before a judge to answer the charges.
- The guards hale the struggling prisoner out of the room.
- He resists as the soldiers hale him toward the gate.
Forms
hale · hales · haled · haling