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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