prosecute

/pros-i-kyoot/US // ˈprɒs ɪˌkyut //UK // (ˈprɒsɪˌkjuːt) //

起诉,检控,追诉,追究

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb

1
pros·e·cut·ed, pros·e·cut·ing.
- : Law. to institute legal proceedings against.to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process.to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- : to follow up or carry forward something undertaken or begun, usually to its completion: to prosecute a war.
- : to carry on or practice.

v.无主动词 verb

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pros·e·cut·ed, pros·e·cut·ing.
- : Law. to institute and carry on a legal prosecution. to act as prosecutor.

verbbring action against in court

Forms: prosecutes

Synonyms

In a statement, she said the letter never should have been sent and her office wouldn’t prosecute a journalist or compel them to reveal sources.
She called it “antiquated” and said deputy city attorneys would not prosecute anyone for it.
My office has never – and will never – prosecute a journalist or compel them to reveal confidential sources.
The office also prosecutes all misdemeanor crimes in the city of San Diego.
As San Diego prepares to prosecute people who attended protests, the streetlight camera footage could be useful not just to local authorities, but to federal prosecutors.
Prosecute him, and you may promise yourself to be blown up at every gaming-house in the town.
Prosecute the boy, and you put him in prison, and spend more money; you get none back.

/pros-i-kyoot/US // ˈprɒs ɪˌkyut //UK // (ˈprɒsɪˌkjuːt) //

起诉,检控,追诉,追究

v.有主动词 verb

1
pros·e·cut·ed, pros·e·cut·ing.
- : Law. to institute legal proceedings against.to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process.to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- : to follow up or carry forward something undertaken or begun, usually to its completion: to prosecute a war.
- : to carry on or practice.

v.无主动词 verb

1
pros·e·cut·ed, pros·e·cut·ing.
- : Law. to institute and carry on a legal prosecution. to act as prosecutor.

verbbring action against in court

Forms: prosecutes

Synonyms

In a statement, she said the letter never should have been sent and her office wouldn’t prosecute a journalist or compel them to reveal sources.
She called it “antiquated” and said deputy city attorneys would not prosecute anyone for it.
My office has never – and will never – prosecute a journalist or compel them to reveal confidential sources.
The office also prosecutes all misdemeanor crimes in the city of San Diego.
As San Diego prepares to prosecute people who attended protests, the streetlight camera footage could be useful not just to local authorities, but to federal prosecutors.
Prosecute him, and you may promise yourself to be blown up at every gaming-house in the town.
Prosecute the boy, and you put him in prison, and spend more money; you get none back.