持(も)ち込(こ)むto take something into ..., to bring in, to carry in, to lodge (a complaint), to file (a plan), to bring (a proposal), to commence negotiations, to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

Common

1. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

   1. 1.

      to bring in, to take in, to carry in

   2. 2.

      to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.), to bring, to lodge (a complaint), to propose (e.g. a project)

   3. 3.

      to bring (to another stage), to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)