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Prosecuting

To start criminal proceedings against.

📖 Definitions of "Prosecuting"

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"

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