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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pros•e•cute /ˈprɑsɪˌkyut/USA pronunciation v., -cut•ed, -cut•ing. - Lawto begin or conduct legal proceedings against (a person), as with a criminal charge in a court of law: [~ + object]prosecuted his client for murder.[no object]They decided not to prosecute.
- to follow up or carry forward (something begun), usually to completion:[~ + object]He vowed to prosecute the war to its end.
See -seq-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pros•e•cute (pros′i kyo̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation v., -cut•ed, -cut•ing. v.t. - Law
- to institute legal proceedings against (a person).
- to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process.
- to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- to follow up or carry forward something undertaken or begun, usually to its completion:to prosecute a war.
- to carry on or practice.
v.i. - Law
- to institute and carry on a legal prosecution.
- to act as prosecutor.
- Latin prōsecūtus, past participle of prōsequī to pursue, proceed with, equivalent. to prō- pro-1 + secū-, variant stem of sequī to follow + -tus past participle suffix
- late Middle English prosecuten to follow up, go on with 1400–50
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged perform, discharge, execute, conduct.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prosecute /ˈprɒsɪˌkjuːt/ vb - (transitive) to bring a criminal action against (a person) for some offence
- (intransitive) to seek redress by legal proceedings
- to institute or conduct a prosecution
- (transitive) to engage in or practise (a profession or trade)
- (transitive) to continue to do (a task, etc)
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin prōsequī to follow, from prō- forward + sequī to followˈproseˌcutable adj |