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单词 prosecute
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pros•e•cute /ˈprɑsɪˌkyut/USA pronunciation   v., -cut•ed, -cut•ing. 
  1. 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.
  2. 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 © 2024
pros•e•cute  (prosi kyo̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation v., -cut•ed, -cut•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. Law
    • to institute legal proceedings against (a person).
    • to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process.
    • to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
  2. to follow up or carry forward something undertaken or begun, usually to its completion:to prosecute a war.
  3. to carry on or practice.

v.i. 
  1. 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
prose•cut′a•ble, adj. 
pros′e•cut′a•bili•ty, n. 
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged perform, discharge, execute, conduct.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prosecute /ˈprɒsɪˌkjuːt/ vb
  1. (transitive) to bring a criminal action against (a person) for some offence
  2. (intransitive) to seek redress by legal proceedings
  3. to institute or conduct a prosecution
  4. (transitive) to engage in or practise (a profession or trade)
  5. (transitive) to continue to do (a task, etc)
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin prōsequī to follow, from prō- forward + sequī to follow

ˈproseˌcutable adj
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