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

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates