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prosecute
[pros-i-kyoot]
verb (used with object)
Law.
to institute legal proceedings against (a person).
to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process.
to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
to follow up or carry forward something undertaken or begun, usually to its completion.
to prosecute a war.
to carry on or practice.
verb (used without object)
Law.
to institute and carry on a legal prosecution.
to act as prosecutor.
prosecute
/ ˈprɒsɪˌkjuːt /
verb
(tr) to bring a criminal action against (a person) for some offence
(intr)
to seek redress by legal proceedings
to institute or conduct a prosecution
(tr) to engage in or practise (a profession or trade)
(tr) to continue to do (a task, etc)
Other Word Forms
- prosecutable adjective
- prosecutability noun
- nonprosecutable adjective
- quasi-prosecuted adjective
- reprosecute verb (used with object)
- well-prosecuted adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of prosecute1
Word History and Origins
Origin of prosecute1
Example Sentences
Now, to the dismay of rights groups, the courts are prosecuting young protesters.
The conviction is the ninth in the ICC’s 23-year history for the core violations it prosecutes: war crimes and crimes against humanity.
"I will ensure that he is prosecuted to the full extent of the law," she added.
Under the Official Secrets Act, anyone accused of spying can only be prosecuted if the information they passed on was useful to an enemy.
He was acquitted in the 1990s and, due to the double jeopardy law, was unable to be prosecuted again, despite later making admissions to a prison guard that he was guilty.
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