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   Pros·e·cute

   /ˈpräsəˌkyo͞ot/

   

   verb

   • 1. institute legal proceedings against (a person or organization): "they were prosecuted for obstructing the highway"
   • ▪ institute legal proceedings in respect of (a claim or offense): "the state's attorney's office seemed to decide that this was a case worth prosecuting" Similar take to courtbring/institute legal proceedings againstbring an action againsttake legal action againstaccusecitesummonssuetrybring to trialput on trialput in the dockbring a charge againstbring a criminal charge againstchargeprefer charges againstbring a suit againstindictarraignimpeachinformal:have the law ondojugrare:impleadOpposite defendlet offpardon
   • ▪ (of a lawyer) conduct the case against the party being accused or sued in a lawsuit: "Mr. Ryan will be prosecuting this morning"
   • 2. continue with (a course of action) with a view to its completion: "they sensed a unique opportunity to prosecute their policy agenda"
   • ▪ carry on (a trade or pursuit): archaic "waiting for permission to prosecute my craft" Similar pursuecarry onconductdirectengage inwork atproceed withcontinuecontinue withkeep on withgo ahead withfightwageOpposite give up

   Word Origin late Middle English (in prosecute (sense 2)): from Latin prosecut- ‘pursued, accompanied’, from the verb prosequi, from pro- ‘onward’ + sequi ‘follow’.

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   • 1. prosecutable adjective

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   What does it mean to prosecute a person?

   • Prosecute is generally found today in a legal context (“to bring legal action against for redress or punishment of a crime or violation of law”), although the word may also be used to mean “to follow to the end” or “to engage in.”

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   What happens if a person is prosecuted?

   • If someone is prosecuted they are being tried in a court of law; if they are persecuted they are being targeted and harassed. The store's owner agreed not to prosecute if the boy returned the stolen goods. The case is being prosecuted by the assistant district attorney. She criticized the government for the way it has prosecuted the war.

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   What does 'persecute' mean?

   • Persecute typically has a small range of meanings, such as “to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict.” Although the word is occasionally found in dialectal use to mean “prosecute,” many usage guides consider this to be an error.

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   What does a prosecutor do?

   • , pros·e·cut·ed, pros·e·cut·ing. 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 prosecute a war. to carry on or practice. , pros·e·cut·ed, pros·e·cut·ing. Law. to institute and carry on a legal prosecution. to act as prosecutor.

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   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: conduct, execute, discharge, perform.

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   To prosecute is to participate in or pursue something to completion, like a government’s intention to prosecute a war. Prosecute is most often used for bringing legal action against an accused person or group. Prosecute comes from the Latin, “prosesutus,” meaning “follow after.”.

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    Prosecution is the act or process of prosecuting, especially the institution and continuance of a criminal suit involving the pursuit of formal charges against an offender. Learn more about the synonyms, examples, word history, and legal and kids definitions of prosecution.