Prosecute
/ˈpɹɒsɪkjuːt/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To start criminal proceedings against. transitive
"to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot"
- 2 carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in wordnet
- 3 To charge, try. transitive
"The Vigilante is prosecuted in Federal Court under a lynch bill and winds up in a Federal Nut House specially designed for the containment of ghosts […]"
- 4 bring a criminal action against (in a trial) wordnet
- 5 To seek to obtain by legal process.
"to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law"
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- 6 conduct a prosecution in a court of law wordnet
- 7 To pursue something to the end. transitive
"to prosecute a scheme, hope, or an investigation"
Example
More examples"There are lots of signs warning that they prosecute shoplifters."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōsecūtus, perfect participle of prōsequor. Doublet of pursue, from Old French. Compare also persecute.