prosecute

UK /ˈpɹɒsɪkjuːt/ US /ˈpɹɒsɪkjuːt/
verb 4

Definitions

verb

1

To start criminal proceedings against.

to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot

To acquit themſelves and proſecute their foes

2

To charge, try.

The Vigilante is prosecuted in Federal Court under a lynch bill and winds up in a Federal Nut House specially designed for the containment of ghosts […]

3

To seek to obtain by legal process.

to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law

4

To pursue something to the end.

to prosecute a scheme, hope, or an investigation

I am beloved of beauteous Hermia; / Why should not I, then, prosecute my right?

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