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prosecute

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pros·e·cute /ˈprɒsɪkjuːt $ ˈprɑː-/ ●●○ verb  
1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SCT to charge someone with a crime and try to show that they are guilty of it in a court of law (刑事)起诉
 Shoplifters will be prosecuted.
在商店行窃者将被起诉。
prosecute somebody for (doing) something
 Buxton is being prosecuted for assault.
巴克斯顿由于袭击罪而被起诉。
prosecute somebody under a law/Act etc
 The company is to be prosecuted under the Health and Safety Act.
按照《卫生安全条例》,这家公司将受到起诉。
2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SCTSCLREPRESENT if a lawyer prosecutes a case, he or she tries to prove that the person charged with a crime is guilty 〔律师〕(对)进行刑事诉讼 defend
 Mrs Lynn Smith, prosecuting, said the offence took place on January 27.
控方律师林恩·史密斯夫人称案件发生于127日。
3 [transitiveT] formalCONTINUE/NOT STOP to continue doing something 继续〔做某事〕
 We cannot prosecute the investigation further.
我们无法继续调查下去。
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From Longman Business Dictionary
prosecutepros·e·cute /ˈprɒsɪkjuːtˈprɑː-/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]LAW
1if the state authorities prosecute someone, they officially say that person must be judged by a court of law for a particular crime
Shoplifters (=people who steal things from shops) will be prosecuted.
prosecute somebody for something
Johnson is being prosecuted for an offence under the Trade Descriptions Act.
2if a lawyer prosecutes a case, he or she tries to prove that the person charged with a crime is guilty
The attorney prosecuting the case refused to comment on the trial.
compare defend
Origin prosecute
(1400-1500) Latin past participle of prosequi to follow and try to catch
pros·e·cute verb
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