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.

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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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. Information Minister Lai Mohammed:

   Government is now fully ready to prosecute them according to the laws of the country that deal with economic saboteurs and vandalism, none of them will go free when arrested. Government will make sure that they are prosecuted and pay for the crime they committed against the nation.

2. Joseph Dunford:

   It's my understanding that we currently have all the authorities that we need to prosecute the campaign against ISIL, but I absolutely believe that a clear and unequivocal statement of support for the men and women that are prosecuting the campaign and our allies from their elected officials would be absolutely helpful.

3. Ryan Deck:

   County Attorney Dee Hobbs is still trying to prosecute me. He should immediately dismiss the charges against both Dustin and me. i was literally dragged off the public comments stand in the middle of my lawful speech.

4. Thomas Ajamie:

   The justice department's jurisdiction can reach very far, i guarantee Thomas Ajamie there will be money that touched US banking somehow, which will give the Feds jurisdiction, which will give them the ability to prosecute if they want to and to the full extent that they want to.

5. Colin Jost:

   Sadly, Trump is not going to be doing that, but he will be defended by the lawyers who refused to prosecute Bill Cosby and who agreed to represent Jeffrey Epstein before his death, which raises the question, what does Trump think he is being impeached for?

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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. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosecute
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=prosecute
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html