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prosecute

verb

To start criminal proceedings against.

  • To prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot
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The word “prosecute” is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when referring to the legal action of bringing a criminal charge against someone. For example, “The district attorney decided to prosecute the suspect for fraud.”.

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Creed also told how Bailey's partner, Jules Thomas, wrote a letter to the director of public prosecutions three years ago in which she appealed for the DPP to prosecute Bailey.

Rather, the CPS said the decision on immunity was academic as it had solid fact-related grounds for the basis on which it determined it could not prosecute Sheikh Nasser.

We wish to express our serious anxiety about the decision to prosecute a doctor for alleged FGM after a delivery.

"We try to prevent, rather than prosecute," says Debashish Nag, government administrator in Nargis's area, Sreepur, "because there is no law to separate a child marriage once it occurs".

Such cases will be dealt with robustly and those falsely accused should feel confident that the CPS will prosecute these cases wherever there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to do so.

Rathke only said that the State Department is "aware of reports of that nature" and that the US would prosecute corruption charges because they pertained to US law.

New York officials have announced they have declined to prosecute, and the case has been dismissed.

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