prosecute

Meaning of prosecute

verb
  1. To start criminal proceedings against.
    to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot
  2. To charge, try.
  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.
    to prosecute a scheme, hope, or claim

Information about prosecute

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of prosecute is: prosecutes.
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Hyphenation of prosecute

pros-e-cute

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • prosecute is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

prosecute synonyms

Meaning engage:

engage, pursue

Words that rhyme with prosecute

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