0 present participle of prosecute
1 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:
2 to continue to take part in a planned group of activities, especially a war:
Can't you read the sign? It says 'Trespassers will be prosecuted!'
People who hand in illegal weapons will not be prosecuted during the amnesty.
He was prosecuted for having sex with a girl who was underage.
You'll be relieved to hear that our clients have decided not to prosecute.
The company is to be prosecuted under the Sex Discrimination Act.
The concern with prosecuting the transgressors of enclosure rather than the violators of chastity - the latter always entailed the former - reflects developments in secular legislation.
Sanctions extended from the disciplining of individuals to the closure of particular establishments, not to mention referral to the police and prosecuting authorities.
The definition is sufficiently wide to encompass all sectors including the judiciary and prosecuting authorities.
