prosecute

[ProsĀ·e*cute]

To institute and carry on a legal prosecution; as, to prosecute for public offenses.

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To follow after.

Verb
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"

Verb
bring a criminal action against (in a trial); "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"

Verb
conduct a prosecution in a court of law


v. t.
To follow or pursue with a view to reach, execute, or accomplish; to endeavor to obtain or complete; to carry on; to continue; as, to prosecute a scheme, hope, or claim.

v. t.
To seek to obtain by legal process; as, to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law.

v. t.
To pursue with the intention of punishing; to accuse of some crime or breach of law, or to pursue for redress or punishment, before a legal tribunal; to proceed against judicially; as, to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot.

v. i.
To follow after.

v. i.
To institute and carry on a legal prosecution; as, to prosecute for public offenses.


Prosecute

Pros"e*cute, v. i. 1. To follow after. [Obs.] Latimer. 2. (Law) To institute and carry on a legal prosecution; as, to prosecute for public offenses. Blackstone.

To follow after.

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Usage Examples

I shall endeavour still further to prosecute this inquiry, an inquiry I trust not merely speculative, but of sufficient moment to inspire the pleasing hope of its becoming essentially beneficial to mankind.

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