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prosecute
[ pros-i-kyoot ]
verb (used with object)
- Law.
- to institute legal proceedings against (a person).
- to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process.
- to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- to follow up or carry forward something undertaken or begun, usually to its completion:
to prosecute a war.
- to carry on or practice.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used without object)
- Law.
- to institute and carry on a legal prosecution.
- to act as prosecutor.
prosecute
/ ˈɒɪˌː /
verb
- tr to bring a criminal action against (a person) for some offence
- intr
- to seek redress by legal proceedings
- to institute or conduct a prosecution
- tr to engage in or practise (a profession or trade)
- tr to continue to do (a task, etc)
Derived Forms
- ˈDzˌܳٲ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- Dz·ܳa· adjective
- Dze·ܳa·i·ٲ noun
- ԴDzpDz··ܳa· adjective
- ܲȴ-Dz·ܳe adjective
- ·Dz·ܳٱ verb (used with object) reprosecuted reprosecuting
- ɱ-Dz·ܳe adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of prosecute1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of prosecute1
Example Sentences
The European Parliament called on Thailand last month to reform the law, which it said was "among the strictest in the world", and grant amnesty to those prosecuted and imprisoned under it.
This was evident again when he went on to prosecute and jail South Korea's impeached conservative president Park Geun-hye in 2018, making him a darling of the left.
While in prison for other offences, Dunlop boasted to a prison guard about getting away with the killing, but he could not be prosecuted again for the same crime after being acquitted twice.
The ICC, a global court, has the authority to prosecute those accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
The Supreme Court has been clear that where death is a possible punishment, government officials must exercise the utmost care lest anyone be treated unfairly or prosecuted to satisfy political imperatives.
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