Associations to the word «Prosecute»

Wiktionary

PROSECUTE, verb. (transitive) (legal) To start criminal proceedings against.
PROSECUTE, verb. (transitive) (legal) To charge, try.
PROSECUTE, verb. To seek to obtain by legal process.
PROSECUTE, verb. (transitive) To pursue something to the end.

Dictionary definition

PROSECUTE, verb. Conduct a prosecution in a court of law.
PROSECUTE, verb. Bring a criminal action against (in a trial); "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson".
PROSECUTE, verb. Carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca