prosecute

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pros·ecute [prosecute prosecutes prosecuted prosecuting] BrE [ˈprɒsɪkjuːt] NAmE [ˈprɑːsɪkjuːt] verb
1. transitive, intransitive ~ (sb/sth) (for sth/doing sth) to officially charge sb with a crime in court
•The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act.
•Trespassers will be prosecuted (= a notice telling people to keep out of a particular area).
•The police decided not to prosecute.
2. intransitive, transitive ~ (sb) to be a lawyer in a court case for a person or an organization that is charging sb with a crime
•the prosecuting counsel/lawyer/attorney
•James Spencer, prosecuting, claimed that the witness was lying.
3. transitive ~ sth (formal)to continue taking part in or doing sth
•They had overwhelming public support to prosecute the war.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in sense 3): from Latin prosecut- ‘pursued, accompanied’, from the verb prosequi, from pro- ‘onward’ + sequi ‘follow’.

Example Bank:
•Trespassers will be prosecuted.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  engage, pursue
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  defend, represent