Deeds brought before a judge (7)

I believe the answer is:

actions

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'deeds' is the definition.
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I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for actions that I've seen before include "They're done" , "Cases" , "They speak louder than words" , "what one's done" , "It's said they speak lounder than words" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.

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