Prosecute
31prosecute — to engage in fishing …
32prosecute — verb a) To start civil or criminal proceedings against. b) To charge, try. See Also: nolle prosequi, persecute, prosecution …
33prosecute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. urge, pursue, follow, continue, press; arraign, sue, indict, charge. See lawsuit, pursuit, accusation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To pursue] Syn. follow up, put through, execute, finish; see continue 1 .… …
34prosecute — pros·e·cute || prÉ‘sɪkjuËt / prÉ’ v. put on trial, try in a court; file a legal action; conduct, carry out an activity; persist, continue, carry on …
35prosecute — verb 1》 institute or conduct legal proceedings against. ↘institute legal proceedings in respect of (a claim or offence). 2》 continue with a view to completion. ↘archaic carry on (a trade or pursuit). Derivatives prosecutable adjective… …
36prosecute — v. a. 1. Pursue, continue, follow out, carry out, carry on, persevere in, conduct. 2. Arraign, take the law of, bring before a count, sue. 3. Sue, seek to obtain by legal process …
37prosecute — v 1.Law. bring to court or trial or justice, try; summon, sue, bring suit, prefer charges, arraign, indict; accuse, charge. 2. follow up, carry through, consummate, finish, end, dispose of, see to the end, see [s.t.] through; stick with, persist… …
38prosecute — pros·e·cute …
39prosecute — verb Syn: charge, take to court, take legal action against, sue, try, bring to trial, put on trial, put in the dock, indict; N.Amer. impeach Ant: defend, let off …
40prosecute — [ˈprɒsɪˌkjuːt] verb 1) [T] to officially accuse someone of a crime and ask a court of law to judge them 2) [I/T] to try to prove as a lawyer in court that someone is guilty of a crime …
