There are lots of signs warning that they prosecute shoplifters.
Source: tatoeba (5250537)
Prosecute
//ˈpɹɒsɪkjuːt//
Synonyms for "prosecute" (93 found)
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12 entriesTranslations
46 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- гоня verb (To pursue something to the end)
- обвинявам verb (To charge, try)
- преследвам verb (To pursue something to the end)
Catalan
1 entries- perseguir verb (To pursue something to the end)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 起訴 /起诉 verb (To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
Finnish
4 entries- jatkaa loppuun verb (To pursue something to the end)
- nostaa syyte verb (To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
- suorittaa loppuun verb (To pursue something to the end)
- syyttää verb (To charge, try)
French
1 entries- poursuivre en justice verb (To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
German
4 entries- anklagen verb (To charge, try)
- belangen verb (To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
- bestrafen verb (To charge, try)
- betreiben verb (To pursue something to the end)
Japanese
1 entries- 起訴する verb (To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
Māori
2 entries- hāmene verb (To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
- makawe verb (To pursue something to the end)
Norman
1 entries- poursuivre verb (To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
Persian
2 entries- دنبال کردن verb (To pursue something to the end)
- محاکمه کردن verb (To charge, try)
Russian
1 entries- пресле́довать verb (To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- tagair verb (To charge, try)
Spanish
4 entries- encausar verb (To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
- encausar verb (To charge, try)
- enjuiciar verb (To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
- enjuiciar verb (To charge, try)
Swedish
4 entries- beivra verb (To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
- tilltala verb (To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
- tilltala verb (To charge, try)
- åklaga verb (To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
Turkish
1 entries- kovuşturma açmak verb (To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
Welsh
1 entries- erlyn verb (To start civil or criminal proceedings against)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Tom declined to prosecute the person who stole from him, reasoning that the police and prison guards were far bigger criminals.
Source: tatoeba (5251282)
Their vessels being now full of plunder, the Methymnaeans deemed it advisable not to prosecute their voyage any farther, the more especially as they were apprehensive of the winter-storms, and of an attack on the part of the inhabitants.
Source: tatoeba (6212740)
The DA said he wouldn't prosecute Tom.
Source: tatoeba (6242771)
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