Synonym: carry out, complete, discharge, execute, exercise, follow, fulfill, practice, pursue, transact. Similar words: prosecutor, prosecution, persecute, execute, consecutive, cute, secure, acute. Meaning: ['prɑsɪkjuːt /'prɒ-] 
v. 1. conduct a prosecution in a court of law 2. bring a criminal action against (in a trial) 3. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in.
v. 1. conduct a prosecution in a court of law 2. bring a criminal action against (in a trial) 3. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in. 
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31. Magistrates, jurors and local constables showed themselves increasingly willing to prosecute the laws against the Nonconformists.
32. Today, there is a reluctance to prosecute young men who are not much older than the girl herself.
33. The Prime Minister pledged to do everything possible to prosecute those who carried out the bombing.
34. Holmes had subpoenaed Lenhart to name the jurors, so he could prosecute them for violating laws requiring grand jury secrecy.
35. When police failed to prosecute Ferrier, Miss Brady threatened to bring a private prosecution.
36. And last night his colleagues and family had no doubt that a decision to prosecute drove Mr Stewart to his death.
37. Rick Romley, Maricopa County attorney, declined to prosecute them, however.
38. Would they wish to prosecute the girl for her part in the abduction of their son?
39. However, Bee said she still planned to prosecute the four on robbery charges in Superior Court.
40. And revisions to the legal system to deal with the increase in cases means they will be able to prosecute more people.
41. The authority has warned that it will not hesitate to prosecute persistent offenders.
42. There should be codes of practice and we should prosecute people who carelessly ignore the interests of their surroundings.
43. The shopkeeper is unlikely to prosecute if the stolen goods are returned.
44. Similarly discretion not to prosecute is sometime based on grounds irrelevant to our purpose,[www.Sentencedict.com] e.g. that prosecution will cause widespread riots.
45. But the police say they can still prosecute because the real number plate shows up on the negative.
46. A serious threat to the government's ability to prosecute the war were rumours of an imminent military coupd'etat.
47. At least in Chicago, they have better things to do: prosecute judges, aldermen, clerks who take five-dollar bribes.
48. I hope that, if there was a fraudulent claim, the Minister will prosecute.
49. It is too soon to say when a decision whether to prosecute will be taken.
50. Officers are now deciding whether to prosecute the makers and retailers.
51. They commit themselves to inquire into all alleged cases of torture and to prosecute offenders.
52. State officials claim to have identified at least 10 leaders among the squatters whom they plan to prosecute.
53. Why in such wretched circumstances, faced by such great dangers, did they still prosecute these petty feuds?
54. It will be the responsibility of member countries to prosecute those of their own ships which transgress the convention.
55. Interestingly, they believe him when he says that he will prosecute and imprison corrupt officials.
56. This will exacerbate the problem of deciding whether or not to prosecute.
57. The division decides which cases to prosecute, plea bargain or drop.
58. Fortunately the police did not prosecute and she was very successfully treated with medication.
59. Pete Wilson has pledged funds to prosecute and jail these men.
60. The evidence in this case was so weak that to prosecute it at all was questionable.
More similar words: prosecutor, prosecution, persecute, execute, consecutive, cute, secure, acute, secular, security, execution, executive, cut across, morose, sun rose, chief executive, a bed of roses, executive branch, prospect, prostrate, propose, proposed, sec., recur, cut, outer, route, gross, cross, secede.