Prosecute | Mean of prosecute in English Dictionary

/ˈprɑːsɪˌkjuːt/

• Verb
• to hold a trial against a person who is accused of a crime to see if that person is guilty
1. The store's owner agreed not to prosecute if the boy returned the stolen goods.
2. Shoplifters will be prosecuted.
• to work as a lawyer to try to prove a case against someone accused of a crime
1. The case is being prosecuted by the assistant district attorney.
2. the prosecuting lawyer/counsel
• to continue to do (something)
1. She criticized the government for the way it has prosecuted the war.