prosecute
IPA: prˈɑsʌkjut
verb
- (transitive, law) To start criminal proceedings against.
- (transitive, law) To charge, try.
- To seek to obtain by legal process.
- (transitive) To pursue something to the end.
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Examples of "prosecute" in Sentences
- Prosecute the criminals not the patients.
- He was caught and prosecuted for sacrilege.
- The operator of the speedboat was not prosecuted.
- The prosecution was elected to prosecute any of the remaining defendants.
- The government sought to prosecute Standard Oil under the Sherman Antitrust Act.