📖 Definitions of "Prosecuted"
verb
- 1
To start criminal proceedings against.
"to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot"
- 2
To charge, try.
- 3
To seek to obtain by legal process.
"to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law"
- 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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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| chargedverb | Having electricity. |
| chased | Pursued. |
| combatedverb | (transitive) To fight; to struggle against. |
| condemnednoun | Adjudged or sentenced to punishment, destruction, or confiscation. |
| conductedverb | (transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks) |
| considered | Having been carefully thought out; maturely reflected upon. |
| continuationnoun | The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession |
| continueverb | (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity). |
| continued | Uninterrupted. |
| convictedverb | a 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. |
| dealt | a 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. |
| deemed | An 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. |
| desired | wished-for, longed-for |
| dogged | stubbornly persevering, steadfast |
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