prosecute

(prŏsˈĭ-kyo͞otˌ)

1. Law
   a. To initiate civil or criminal court action against.
   b. To seek to obtain or enforce by legal action.
2. a. To pursue (an undertaking, for example) until completion; follow to the very end.
   b. To chase or pursue (a vessel): “He held a dispatch saying that [they] had prosecuted and probably killed an Echo-class missile submarine” (Tom Clancy).
3. To carry on, engage in, or practice.

1. To initiate and conduct legal proceedings.
2. To act as prosecutor.

Related Forms:

• prosˈe·cutˌa·ble adjective