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Word entry · 9 letters

prosecute

Best crossword clue

"Try in court"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹɒsɪkjuːt/Part of speech verbSorted ceeoprstuStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin prōsecūtus, perfect participle of prōsequor. Doublet of pursue, from Old French. Compare also persecute.

Used in a sentence

  • to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot
  • To acquit themſelves and proſecute their foes
  • The Vigilante is prosecuted in Federal Court under a lynch bill and winds up in a Federal Nut House specially designed for the containment of ghosts […]

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