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pros·e·cute
\\ˈprä-si-ˌkyüt\\ verb
(-cut·ed ; -cut·ing)transitive verb
1. to follow to the end : pursue until finished
    was…ordered to prosecute the war with…vigor — Marjory S. Douglas
2. to engage in :

perform

3.
  a. to bring legal action against for redress or punishment of a crime or violation of law
      prosecuted them for fraud
  b. to institute legal proceedings with reference to
      prosecute a claim
intransitive verb
: to institute and carry on a legal suit or prosecution
• pros·e·cut·able \\ˌprä-sə-ˈkyü-tə-bəl\\ adjective

prosecute
  early 15c., "follow up, pursue" (some course or action), from L. prosecutus, pp. of prosequi "follow after" (see pursue). Meaning "bring to a court of law" is first recorded 1570s. Prosecutor in legal sense is attested from 1660s; prosecution in this sense is from 1630s.

prosecute
pros·ecute / 5prCsikju:t; NAmE 5prB:s- / verb1. ~ (sb) (for sth / doing sth) to officially charge sb with a crime in court
   起诉；控告；检举:
  ▪ [VN]
   The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act.
   这家公司被控违反《衞生安全条例》。
   Trespassers will be prosecuted (= a notice telling people to keep out of a particular area).
   闲人莫入,违者必究。
  ▪ [V]
   The police decided not to prosecute.
   警方决定不予起诉。
2. to be a lawyer in a court case for a person or an organization that is charging sb with a crime
   担任控方律师:
  ▪ [V]
   the prosecuting counsel / lawyer / attorney
   原告律师
   James Spencer, prosecuting, claimed that the witness was lying.
   原告律师詹姆斯 · 斯潘塞指称证人在撒谎。
  ▪ [also VN]
3. [VN] (formal) to continue taking part in or doing sth
   继续从事(或参与):
   They had overwhelming public support to prosecute the war.
   绝大多数民众支持他们继续进行这场战争。

prosecute verb

pros·e·cute
\ˈpräsə̇ˌkyüt, -sēˌ-, usu -üd.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English prosecuten, from Latin prosecutus, past participle of prosequi to follow, follow after, pursue — more at
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to follow to the end : press to execution or completion : pursue until finished
  < was now ordered to prosecute the war with the utmost vigor — Marjory S. Douglas >
  < determined to prosecute the investigation >
 b. : to develop in detail : go further into :
  < its central topic, sensation … continued to be prosecuted wherever the young science took root — F.A.Geldard >
2. : to engage in or proceed with : carry on :
 < long-lining is prosecuted mainly by Cornish fishermen — G.A.Steven >
 < prosecuted wool-growing on a large scale — H.E.Starr >
3. [Late Latin prosecutus, past participle of prosequi, from Latin]
 a. : to institute legal proceedings against; especially : to accuse of some crime or breach of law or to pursue for redress or punishment of a crime or violation of law in due legal form before a legal tribunal
  < prosecuted them for fraud >
 b. : to institute legal proceedings with reference to
  < prosecute a claim >
  < prosecute an application >
  < prosecute an action >
  < prosecute a crime >
intransitive verb
: to institute and carry on a legal suit or prosecution :

 < prosecute for public offenses >