Synonyms for prosecute
ˈprɒs ɪˌkyutpros·e·cute

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1. prosecute

   Arraign is an official word; a person accused of crime is arraigned when he is formally called into court, the indictment read to him, and the demand made of him to plead guilty or not guilty; in more extended use, to arraign is to call in question for fault in any formal, public, or official way. One may charge another with any fault, great or trifling, privately or publicly, formally or informally. Accuse is stronger than charge, suggesting more of the formal and criminal; a person may charge a friend with unkindness or neglect; he may accuse a tramp of stealing. Censure carries the idea of fault, but not of crime; it may be private and individual, or public and official. A judge, a president, or other officer of high rank may be impeached before the appropriate tribunal for high crimes; the veracity of a witness may be impeached by damaging evidence. A person of the highest character may be summoned as defendant in a civil suit; or he may be cited to answer as administrator, etc. Indict and arraign apply strictly to criminal proceedings, and only an alleged criminal is indicted or arraigned. One is indicted by the grand jury, and arraigned before the appropriate court.

   Synonyms:
   accuse, arraign, censure, charge, cite, impeach, indict, summon

   Antonyms:
   acquit, condone, discharge, excuse, exonerate, forgive, overlook, pardon, pardon, release, set free

   Preposition:
   Arraign at the bar, before the tribunal, of or for a crime; on or upon an indictment.

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1. prosecute

   Synonyms:
   follow, pursue, investigate, conduct, summon, arraign, persevere, carry on, persist, sue

   Antonyms:
   drop, discontinue, abandon, misconduct, misinvestigate, missoperate, exonerate, acquit

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1. prosecuteverb

   conduct a prosecution in a court of law

   Synonyms:
   engage, pursue

   Antonyms:
   defend, represent

2. prosecuteverb

   bring a criminal action against (in a trial)

   "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"

   Synonyms:
   engage, pursue

   Antonyms:
   represent, defend

3. prosecute, engage, pursueverb

   carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

   "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"

   Synonyms:
   rent, quest for, act on, occupy, follow up on, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, engage, go after, follow, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, quest after, plight, enlist

   Antonyms:
   defend, represent

Matched Categories

1. • Act

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1. prosecuteverb

   Synonyms:
   pursue, continue, follow out, carry out, carry on, persevere in

2. prosecuteverb

   Synonyms:
   arraign, take the law of, bring before a court

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1. List of paraphrases for "prosecute":

   prosecution, continue, pursue, sue, try, prosecutions, persecute, judge, adjudicate, prosecutorial, indict, trial, indictment

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How to use prosecute in a sentence?

1. Brad Raffensperger:

   Let me be clear. It is a felony to double vote in Georgia. And we prosecute, my office is dedicated, working with counties to assure that it won't happen in November, or in the future.

2. William Wilmoth:

   These guys have every right to have off-center political views, but when they made affirmative steps to blow up an actual federal facility... we thought it was an important place for us to go and prosecute.

3. Mike Pompeo:

   He should be prosecuted, not tomorrow, not next week, not next year, but we should prosecute him now.

4. Jesse Ferguson:

   We were trying to prosecute an indictment before the evidence was clear, and now the evidence if before people each night.

5. President Biden:

   Human trafficking — whether in the form of forced labor, sex trafficking, or other offenses — is an abhorrent abuse of power and a profoundly immoral crime that strikes at the safety, health, and dignity of millions of people worldwide, during National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we reaffirm our commitment to protect and empower survivors of all forms of human trafficking, to prosecute traffickers, and to bring an end to human trafficking in the United States and around the world.