prosecute /'prɒsikju:t/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) conduct a prosecution in a court of law
• (v.) bring a criminal action against (in a trial)
• (v.) carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

Chinese translation

• vt. 告发, 起诉, 彻底进行, 执行, 从事
• vi. 告发, 起诉, 作检察官

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/'prɒsikju:t/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.54 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

prosecuted, prosecuting, prosecutes

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prosecutor · prose

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