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Prosecute

//ˈpɹɒsɪkjuːt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To start criminal proceedings against. transitive

    "to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot"

  2. 2
    carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    bring a criminal action against (in a trial) wordnet
  5. 5
    To seek to obtain by legal process.

    "to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law"

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  1. 6
    conduct a prosecution in a court of law wordnet
  2. 7
    To pursue something to the end. transitive

    "to prosecute a scheme, hope, or an investigation"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōsecūtus, perfect participle of prōsequor. Doublet of pursue, from Old French. Compare also persecute.

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