verb#7,442 by frequency
prosecute
/ˈpɹɒsɪkjuːt/
To start criminal proceedings against; To charge, try
- he/she/it
- prosecutes
- past participle
- prosecuted
Meanings
- 1
To start criminal proceedings against
The prosecuting attorney can't prove that somebody else didn't do it.
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- 2
To charge, try
- 3
To seek to obtain by legal processrare
- 4
To pursue something to the endrare