prosecute, engage, pursue
(verb) carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; “She pursued many activities”; “They engaged in a discussion”
prosecute
(verb) bring a criminal action against (in a trial); “The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson”
prosecute
(verb) conduct a prosecution in a court of law
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prosecute (third-person singular simple present prosecutes, present participle prosecuting, simple past and past participle prosecuted)
(transitive, legal) To start criminal proceedings against.
(transitive, legal) To charge, try.
To seek to obtain by legal process.
(transitive) To pursue something to the end.
• creeps out, outcreeps
Source: Wiktionary
Pros"e*cute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prosecuted; p. pr. & vb. n. Prosecuting.] Etym: [L. prosecutus, p. p. of prosequi to follow, pursue. See Pursue.]
1. 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. I am beloved Hermia; Why should not I, then, prosecute my right Shak.
2. To seek to obtain by legal process; as, to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law.
3. (Law)
Definition: 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. To acquit themselves and prosecute their foes. Milton.
Pros"e*cute, v. i.
1. To follow after. [Obs.] Latimer.
2. (Law)
Definition: To institute and carry on a legal prosecution; as, to prosecute for public offenses. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 June 2024
(noun) an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; “HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
