prosecute
prosecute(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (legal)
The people demanded that the government prosecute those responsible for contaminating the city's water.El pueblo exigió que el gobierno procesara a los responsables de contaminar el agua de la ciudad.
b. enjuiciar
The district attorney prosecuted an infamous drug lord.El fiscal del distrito enjuició a un infame capo de la droga.
2. (formal) (old-fashioned) (to carry out)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. llevar a cabo
Great Britain prosecuted the war against Germany alone for a time.Gran Bretaña llevó a cabo la guerra contra Alemania en soledad durante un tiempo.
b. llevar adelante
The general prosecuted the campaign in the province strongly.El general llevó adelante vigorosamente la campaña en la provincia.
c. proseguir
The president declared his determination to prosecute the war against the insurgents.El presidente se declaró decidido a proseguir la guerra contra los insurgentes.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (legal)
a. interponer una acción judicial
When they presented me with their document from a sham meeting, I was forced to prosecute.Cuando me presentaron un documento de una falsa sesión oficial, me vi obligado a interponer una acción judicial.
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