Complete Definition of "prosecute"

English

Verb
en-verb|prosecut|ing

  1. transitive To start civil or criminal proceedings against someone.
  2. transitive To pursue something to the bitter end.

Derived terms
prosecutable

Translations

Finnish: [1] syyttää
mid
German: strafrechtlich verfolgen (law), belangen, bestrafen

fr:prosecute
io:prosecute
id:prosecute
hu:prosecute
pl:prosecute
fi:prosecute
te:prosecute
vi:prosecute
zh:prosecute

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