prosecute
Collocations
2VERB + PROSECUTE
agreed, declined, said, wants, warning, wouldn't
PROSECUTE + NOUN
man, person, shoplifters, stalker, tom
Definitions
verb
To start criminal proceedings against.
to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot
To acquit themſelves and proſecute their foes
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 […]
To seek to obtain by legal process.
to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law
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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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot
WiktionaryTo acquit themſelves and proſecute their foes
WiktionaryThe 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 […]
WiktionaryThere are lots of signs warning that they prosecute shoplifters.
Tatoeba · #5250537Tom declined to prosecute the person who stole from him, reasoning that the police and prison guards were far bigger criminals.
Tatoeba · #5251282The DA said he wouldn't prosecute Tom.
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