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

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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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1. Donald Trump:

   When you prosecute the parents for coming in illegally, which should happen, you have to take the children away, now, we don't have to prosecute them, but then we're not prosecuting them for coming in illegally. That's not good.

2. Ryan Deck:

   County Attorney Dee Hobbs is still trying to prosecute me. He should immediately dismiss the charges against both Dustin and me. i was literally dragged off the public comments stand in the middle of my lawful speech.

3. Garry Kasparov:

   It's a signal to everybody that's engaged in opposition activities that all bets are off, we're not going to waste time to prosecute you ... pretending that we are respecting the rule of law. We'll simply eliminate you.

4. District Attorney Robert Carter:

   We were prepared to prosecute and would have had they indicted.

5. Thomas Homan:

   We have always separated families under two situations, one when we can't establish them as a parent and that child is being trafficked, the second situation when we separate is when we prosecute.