prosecute

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To start criminal proceedings against. transitive
    — to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot
  2. To charge, try. transitive
    — 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 […]
  3. To seek to obtain by legal process.
    — to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law
  4. To pursue something to the end. transitive
    — to prosecute a scheme, hope, or an investigation

词形变化

prosecutes present,singular,third-person prosecuting participle,present prosecuted participle,past prosecuted past prosequte alternative,obsolete prosequute alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
misprosecute nonprosecuted overprosecute prosecutability prosecutable prosecutee prosecution prosecutive reprosecute unprosecuted

词源

Borrowed from Latin prōsecūtus, perfect participle of prōsequor. Doublet of pursue, from Old French. Compare also persecute.
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