Definitions For Prosecute

verb

  • Carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
  • Bring a criminal action against (in a trial)
  • Conduct a prosecution in a court of law
  • To hold a trial against a person who is accused of a crime to see if that person is guilty
  • To work as a lawyer to try to prove a case against someone accused of a crime
  • To continue to do (something) : to proceed with (something)

Is Prosecute a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
16

The word Prosecute is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Prosecute in a Sentence

  • The store's owner agreed not to prosecute if the boy returned the stolen goods.
  • The case is being prosecuted by the assistant district attorney.
  • She criticized the government for the way it has prosecuted the war.

Synonyms for Prosecute

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