prosecute

verb [I/T]

/ˈprɑs·ɪˌkjut/

Definition

› to officially accuse someone of committing an illegal act, and to bring a case against that person in a court of law: [T] The banker was prosecuted for fraud.

(Definition of prosecute verb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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