prosecute.
To start criminal proceedings against.
Meaning & usage
To start criminal proceedings against.
to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot
To charge, try.
To seek to obtain by legal process.
to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law
To pursue something to the end.
to prosecute a scheme, hope, or an investigation
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin prōsecūtus, perfect participle of prōsequor. Doublet of pursue, from Old French. Compare also persecute.
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