prosecute

verb

1. To institute or subject to legal proceedings: law, litigate, sue. Idioms: bring suit. See law.
2. To begin and carry through to completion: do, execute, perform. Informal pull off. See do/not do.

v

Definition: bring action against in court
Antonyms: defend, exonerate, free, liberate, pardon

v

Definition: follow through, persevere
Antonyms: cease, give up, halt, stop

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To follow through; to commence and continue an action or judicial proceeding to its ultimate conclusion. To proceed against a defendant by charging that person with a crime and bringing him or her to trial.

The state, on behalf of the people, generally prosecutes a defendant accused of a crime.

See: prosecutor.

IN BRIEF: To put on trial in a court of law for a crime or wrongdoing.

The courts will prosecute the person charged with the theft of the car.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gennemføre, drive , anlægge sag
v. intr. - føre sag

idioms:

• prosecuting attorney    statsadvokat

Nederlands (Dutch)
vervolgen, aanklagen, een proces beginnen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Jur) poursuivre (qn) en justice, poursuivre (des intérêts)
v. intr. - engager des poursuites

idioms:

• prosecuting attorney    avocat de la partie civile, procureur

Deutsch (German)
v. - verfolgen, Anzeige erstatten

idioms:

• prosecuting attorney    Staatsanwalt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (νομ.) διώκω (ποινικώς), υποβάλλω μήνυση

idioms:

• prosecuting attorney    εισαγγελέας

Italiano (Italian)
perseguire, proseguire, continuare, seguitare, intentare una causa contro, citare in giudizio, far causa a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - processar

Русский (Russian)
привлечь к суду, продолжать, вести

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - procesar, enjuiciar
v. intr. - querellarse, seguir pleito

idioms:

• prosecuting attorney    fiscal, abogado acusador

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slutföra, bedriva, fullfölja, åtala, indriva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
对...起诉, 依法进行, 告发, 彻底进行, 作检察官, 起诉

idioms:

• prosecuting attorney    公诉律师, 检察员, 检察官

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 對...起訴, 依法進行, 告發, 徹底進行
v. intr. - 告發, 作檢察官, 起訴

idioms:

• prosecuting attorney    公訴律師, 檢察員, 檢察官

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 해내다, 종사하다
v. intr. - 기소하다, 고소하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 起訴する, 遂行する, 営む, 続行する, 要求する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) قاضى, رفع دعوى ضده, أجرى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תבע או העמיד לדין, ניהל, שקד על, התמיד ב-‬
v. intr. - ‮עסק ב-, המשיך‬

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