prosecute

prosecute is a 9-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To follow or pursue with a view to reach, execute, or accomplish; to endeavor to obtain or complete; to carry on; to continue; as, to prosecute a scheme, hope, or claim. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To follow or pursue with a view to reach, execute, or accomplish; to endeavor to obtain or complete; to carry on; to continue; as, to prosecute a scheme, hope, or claim.
2. transitive verb. To seek to obtain by legal process; as, to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law.
3. transitive verb. To pursue with the intention of punishing; to accuse of some crime or breach of law, or to pursue for redress or punishment, before a legal tribunal; to proceed against judicially; as, to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot.
4. intransitive verb. To follow after.
5. intransitive verb. To institute and carry on a legal prosecution; as, to prosecute for public offenses.
6. verb. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

   "She pursued many activities"

   "They engaged in a discussion"

   Synonyms: engage, pursue

7. verb. bring a criminal action against (in a trial)

   "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"

8. verb. conduct a prosecution in a court of law

Synonyms

engage, pursue

Common word forms

prosecuted, prosecutes, prosecuting

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