prosecute: signification et définitions

Law To initiate civil or criminal court action against.

Law To seek to obtain or enforce by legal action.

To pursue (an undertaking, for example) until completion; follow to the very end.

To chase or pursue (a vessel): "He held a dispatch saying that [they] had prosecuted and probably killed an Echo-class missile submarine” ( Tom Clancy).

To carry on, engage in, or practice.

Law To initiate and conduct legal proceedings.

Law To act as prosecutor.