prosecute

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɒsɪkjuːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈprɑsɪˌkjut/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pros′i kyo̅o̅t′)

Inflections of 'prosecute' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
prosecutes
v 3rd person singular
prosecuting
v pres p
prosecuted
v past
prosecuted
v past p
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prosecute⇒ vi (take [sb] to court for a crime) (juicio)procesarse⇒ v prnl
 If there is not enough evidence, a decision will be made not to prosecute.
 Si no hay suficiente evidencia, la decisión no se va a procesar.
prosecute [sb]⇒ vtr (take [sb] to court for a crime) (por un crimen)procesar a vtr + prep
  enjuiciar a vtr + prep
 The Crown Prosecution Service took the decision to prosecute the driver, as he had been drunk at the time of the accident.
 La Fiscalía General Británica decidió procesar al conductor, ya que había estado borracho al momento del accidente.
prosecute [sth]⇒ vtr formal (carry through)seguir adelante con loc verb + prep
  proseguir con vi + prep
 The government seems determined to prosecute its plan, despite its evident unpopularity.
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'prosecute' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
do - enforceable by law
Spanish:
procesar - llevar a juicio - aplicar todo el peso de la ley - juzgar un crimen

Collocations: prosecute the [offenders, perpetrators, politicians], prosecute a [criminal, person, company], prosecute [criminals], more...

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