prosecute

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//ˈpɹɒsɪkjuːt//

To start criminal proceedings against.

verbo

1
To start criminal proceedings against.
to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot
To acquit themſelves and proſecute their foes
2
To charge, try.
The Vigilante is prosecuted in Federal Court under a lynch bill and winds up in a Federal Nut House specially designed for the containment of ghosts […]
3
To seek to obtain by legal process.
to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law
4
To pursue something to the end.
to prosecute a scheme, hope, or an investigation
I am beloved of beauteous Hermia; / Why should not I, then, prosecute my right?
Nor do we believe that a country that prosecuted two wars in China in the 19th century to force the Chinese to accept opium imports has any moral right to lecture Asians on drugs.

Etimologia

Borrowed from Latin prōsecūtus, perfect participle of prōsequor. Doublet of pursue, from Old French. Compare also persecute.

Forme

passato: prosecuted
participio passato: prosecuted
participio presente: prosecuting
3ª persona singolare: prosecutes

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prosecute · To start criminal proceedings against.

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