prosecute

prosecute
verb
[with obj.]
  1. institute legal proceedings against (a person or organization)
    对（某人，机构）提请公诉，告发，检控
    they were prosecuted for obstructing the highway.
    他们因阻塞公路而被检控。
    ■institute legal proceedings in respect of (a claim or offence)
    （就权利或罪行）提请公诉
    the state's attorney's office seemed to decide that this was a case worth prosecuting.
    该州的检察院似乎认定这是个值得起诉的案件。
    [no obj.]the company didn't prosecute because of his age.
    考虑到他的年龄，公司没有起诉。
    ■[no obj.](of a barrister or other lawyer) conduct the case against the party being accused or sued in a lawsuit
    （律师等）代表原告指控
    Mr Antonis Georges,prosecuting,told the court they were specimen charges.
    安东尼斯•乔治斯先生代表原告向法庭陈述这些是起诉的举例。
  2. continue with (a course of action) with a view to its completion
    彻底进行，执行
    a serious threat to the government's ability to prosecute the war.
    对政府推行战争能力的严重威胁。
    ■(archaic)carry on (a trade or pursuit)
    (古)继续从事（某职业）；追求
    waiting for permission to prosecute my craft.
    等候获准继续从事我的手艺。
派生
prosecutable
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English (in sense 2): from Latin prosecut- 'pursued, accompanied', from the verb prosequi, from pro- 'onward' + sequi 'follow'
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