• To pursue with the intention of punishing; to accuse of somecrime or breach of law, or to pursue for redress or punishment,before a legal tribunal; to proceed against judicially; as, toprosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot. To acquit themselves and prosecute their foes. Milton.


    Prosecute meaning & definition 1 of Prosecute.


  • to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a law court, or (of a lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime:

    Prosecute meaning & definition 2 of Prosecute.


  • Institute legal proceedings against (a person or organization)

    Prosecute meaning & definition 3 of Prosecute.

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