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Prosecuted

To start criminal proceedings against.

📖 Definitions of "Prosecuted"

verb
  1. 1

    To start criminal proceedings against.

    "to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot"

  2. 2

    To charge, try.

  3. 3

    To seek to obtain by legal process.

    "to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law"

  4. 4

    To pursue something to the end.

    "to prosecute a scheme, hope, or claim"

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Prosecuted"

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WordDefinition
accusednoun(law) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
adjudicatedverb(transitive) To decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.
broughtverb(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
carriedverb(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
chargedverbHaving electricity.
chasedPursued.
combatedverb(transitive) To fight; to struggle against.
condemnednounAdjudged or sentenced to punishment, destruction, or confiscation.
conductedverb(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
consideredHaving been carefully thought out; maturely reflected upon.
continuationnounThe act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession
continueverb(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
continuedUninterrupted.
convictedverba 1950 American crime film noir directed by Henry Levin and starring Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford.
criminalizedverb(transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
dealta 2017 American documentary film directed by Luke Korem, about the life and career of Richard Turner, renowned as one of the world's greatest card magicians, though he is completely blind.
deemedAn accreditation awarded to higher educational institutions in India.
denouncedverb(transitive) To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.
desiredwished-for, longed-for
doggedstubbornly persevering, steadfast

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