OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 27425

prosecute

/ˈpɹɒsɪkjuːt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
encausar • enjuiciar • procesar
To start criminal proceedings against.
to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot
encausar • enjuiciar • procesar
To charge, try.
The Vigilante is prosecuted in Federal Court under a lynch bill and winds up in a Federal Nut House specially designed for the containment of ghosts […]
llevar a cabo • llevar a término • llevar adelante • proseguir
To pursue something to the end.
I am beloved of beauteous Hermia; / Why should not I, then, prosecute my right?
to prosecute a scheme, hope, or an investigation