Prosecute

['prɒsɪkjuːt] or ['prɑsɪ'kjʊt]

Definition

(verb.) carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; 'She pursued many activities'; 'They engaged in a discussion'.

(verb.) bring a criminal action against (in a trial); 'The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson'.

(verb.) conduct a prosecution in a court of law.

Inputed by Anna--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To follow or pursue with a view to reach, execute, or accomplish; to endeavor to obtain or complete; to carry on; to continue; as, to prosecute a scheme, hope, or claim.

(v. t.) To seek to obtain by legal process; as, to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law.

(v. t.) To pursue with the intention of punishing; to accuse of some crime or breach of law, or to pursue for redress or punishment, before a legal tribunal; to proceed against judicially; as, to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot.

(v. i.) To follow after.

(v. i.) To institute and carry on a legal prosecution; as, to prosecute for public offenses.

Typed by Alice

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Pursue, continue, follow out, carry out, carry on, persevere in.[2]. Arraign, take the law of, bring before a court.

Inputed by Kurt

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Follow, pursue, investigate, conduct, summon, arraign, persevere, carry_on,persist, sue

ANT:Drop, discontinue, abandon, misconduct, misinvestigate, missoperate, exonerate,acquit

Editor: Vlad

Definition

v.t. to follow onwards or pursue in order to reach or accomplish: to continue: to pursue by law: to bring before a court.—v.i. to carry on a legal prosecution.—ns. Prosecū′tion the act of prosecuting or pursuing esp. a civil or criminal suit: the party by which legal proceedings are instituted; Pros′ecūtor one who prosecutes or pursues any plan or business: one who carries on a civil or criminal suit:—fem. Pros′ecūtrix.—Public prosecutor a person whose duty it is to conduct prosecutions in the public interest.

Checker: Melva

Examples

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