Definitions for prosecute
ˈprɒs ɪˌkyutpros·e·cute

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prosecuteverb

   conduct a prosecution in a court of law

2. prosecuteverb

   bring a criminal action against (in a trial)

   "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"

3. prosecute, engage, pursueverb

   carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

   "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prosecuteverb

   To start civil or criminal proceedings against.

2. prosecuteverb

   To charge, try.

3. prosecuteverb

   To pursue something to the end.

4. Etymology: From prosecutus, perfect participle of prosequor. Compare persecute.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PROSECUTEverb

   Etymology: prosequor, prosecutus, Lat.

   1. To persue; to continue endeavours after any thing.

   I am belov’d of beauteous Hermia,
   Why should not I then prosecute my right? William Shakespeare.

   I must not omit a father’s timely care,
   To prosecute the means of thy deliverance
   By ransom. John Milton, Agonistes.

   He prosecuted this purpose with strength of argument and close reasoning, without incoherent sallies. John Locke.

   2. To continue; to carry on.

   The same reasons, which induced you to entertain this war, will induce you also to prosecute the same. John Hayward.

   All resolute to prosecute their ire,
   Seeking their own and country’s cause to free. Daniel.

   He infested Oxford, which gave them the more reason to prosecute the fortifications. Edward Hyde.

   With louder cries
   She prosecutes her griefs, and thus replies. Dryden.

   3. To proceed in consideration or disquisition of any thing.

   It were an infinite labour to prosecute those things, so far as they might be exemplified in religious and civil actions. Richard Hooker, b. iv. s. 1.

   4. To persue by law; to sue criminally.5. To prosecute differs from to persecute: to persecute always implies some cruelty, malignity or injustice; to prosecute, is to proceed by legal measures, either with or without just cause.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prosecute

   A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the common law adversarial system or the civil law inquisitorial system. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial against an individual accused of breaking the law. Typically, the prosecutor represents the state or the government in the case brought against the accused person.

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1. prosecute

   To prosecute is to officially conduct legal proceedings against a person or organization accused of a crime, with the aim of proving their guilt in a court of law. It can also refer to the act of continuing a course of action with a view to its completion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prosecuteverb

   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

2. Prosecuteverb

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

3. Prosecuteverb

   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

4. Prosecuteverb

   to follow after

5. Prosecuteverb

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

6. Etymology: [L. prosecutus, p. p. of prosequi to follow, pursue. See Pursue.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prosecute

   pros′ē-kūt, v.t. to follow onwards or pursue, in order to reach or accomplish: to continue: to pursue by law: to bring before a court.—v.i. to carry on a legal prosecution.—ns. Prosecū′tion, the act of prosecuting or pursuing, esp. a civil or criminal suit: the party by which legal proceedings are instituted; Pros′ecūtor, one who prosecutes or pursues any plan or business: one who carries on a civil or criminal suit:—fem. Pros′ecūtrix.—Public prosecutor, a person whose duty it is to conduct prosecutions in the public interest. [L. prosequi—pro, onwards, sequi, secutus, to follow.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prosecute

   To carry on; to continue; as, to prosecute the war. Also, to accuse of some crime or breach of law, or to pursue for punishment before a legal tribunal; to proceed against judicially.

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'prosecute' in Verbs Frequency: #1065

How to pronounce prosecute?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prosecute in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prosecute in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of prosecute in a Sentence

1. President Biden:

   Human trafficking — whether in the form of forced labor, sex trafficking, or other offenses — is an abhorrent abuse of power and a profoundly immoral crime that strikes at the safety, health, and dignity of millions of people worldwide, during National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we reaffirm our commitment to protect and empower survivors of all forms of human trafficking, to prosecute traffickers, and to bring an end to human trafficking in the United States and around the world.

2. Emily Petersen:

   We never want to be in a position where we have to tell a victim that we can't prosecute their case because we don't have their rape kit.

3. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   Our preference when dealing with suspected terrorists is to capture, detain, debrief and prosecute them, but the fact is ... in some areas of the world, particularly in remote locations where extremists are hiding out, local authorities have limited capacity and, in some cases, limited will to go after these extremists.

4. Sheriff Craig Apple:

   The end result could either be it sounds substantiated and an arrest is made and it would be up to the DA to prosecute the arrest, just because of who it is we are not going to rush it or delay it.

5. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner:

   I am Jewish, and to think that a person of my religion, the Jewish religion, can make a deal not to prosecute the death of 85 people, most of them Jewish in Argentina ... I have to tell you, it's not easy to live with.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prosecute
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prosecute
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=prosecute
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecute
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosecute
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=prosecute
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html