What is another word for prosecute?
Pronunciation:
[ pɹˈɒsɪkjˌuːt], [ pɹˈɒsɪkjˌuːt], [ p_ɹ_ˈɒ_s_ɪ_k_j_ˌuː_t]
Related words: prosecute for murder, prosecute for theft, _____?
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Similar words for prosecute:
- arraign (noun)
- engage (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- accuse (verb)
- bring action against in court (verb)
- denounce (verb)
- enforce (verb)
- execute (verb)
- fight (verb)
- incriminate (verb)
- indict (verb)
- litigate (verb)
- make (verb)
- pursue (verb)
- social (verb)
- sue (verb)
- transact (verb)
- wage (verb)
- other synonyms
- accuse
- carry on
- other relevant words
- pursue
- sue
Synonyms for Prosecute:
n.
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- finish,
- continue,
- prefer charges (against someone),
- follow up,
- bring someone up on charges of something.
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- go on,
- persevere,
- carry on,
- stay the course,
- get on,
- press ahead,
- keep on,
- persist.
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- pull off.
- law.
v.
• accuse (verb)- hanging something on,
- bringing charges,
- be-tray,
- recriminates,
- holds accountable,
- held accountable,
- be tray,
- laid door,
- serving summons,
- recriminated,
- filed claim,
- lays door,
- hangs something on,
- served summons,
- brought charges,
- files claim,
- lays at door,
- re-criminate,
- lay door,
- hung something on,
- re criminate,
- lodging complaint,
- points finger at,
- holding accountable,
- re criminates,
- re criminated,
- laid at door,
- laying at door,
- letted have it,
- lodged complaint,
- serves summons,
- pointed finger at,
- brings charges,
- be-trays,
- be trays,
- laying door,
- re criminating,
- re-criminating,
- hanged something on,
- lets have it,
- re-criminates,
- re-criminated,
- letting have it,
- filing claim,
- pointing finger at,
- lodges complaint.
- put on trial,
- try,
- put on docket,
- put away,
- bring suit,
- see in court,
- take to court,
- involve in litigation,
- haul into court,
- bring to trial,
- turn on the heat,
- seek redress,
- prefer charges,
- pull up,
- summon.
- pro scribed,
- re-probates,
- re-probating,
- re-proves,
- re-proving,
- re proved,
- de claimed,
- re probating,
- de claiming,
- de-cry,
- re-prove,
- de-cried,
- de-claimed,
- re probates,
- takes task,
- ex-posing,
- denunciating,
- pro-scribing,
- take task,
- inveighing against,
- ex posed,
- pro scribing,
- pro-scribes,
- pro-scribed,
- pro-scribe,
- re proves,
- de claims,
- up-braid,
- de-claims,
- up braid,
- up-braids,
- re vile,
- pro scribe,
- took to task,
- charging with,
- up braids,
- re probate,
- took task,
- de-cries,
- ex-pose,
- pro scribes,
- denunciates,
- de cried,
- re-vile,
- de crying,
- taking task,
- charges with,
- ex-posed,
- denunciated,
- de-crying,
- de claim,
- taking to task,
- de-claim,
- de cries,
- takes to task,
- up braided,
- up-braided,
- re-proved,
- re probated,
- de cry,
- inveighs against,
- ex pose,
- re-probated,
- inveighed against,
- de-claiming,
- re-probate,
- re prove,
- up-braiding.
- re quired,
- insists on,
- ex-tort,
- dis charged,
- putting screws to,
- re quiring,
- in cite,
- ex-acting,
- ex-acted,
- forced up on,
- re-quire,
- cracked down,
- ex acting,
- putting into effect,
- dis-charges,
- forcing upon,
- insisted on,
- dis charging,
- ex acts,
- forces up on,
- cracking down,
- re-quiring,
- put in to effect,
- in-cite,
- dis charge,
- re-quired,
- puts screws to,
- ex tort,
- dis charges,
- ex torts,
- strongarm,
- ex-torts,
- puts into effect,
- forces upon,
- re-quires,
- in-cited,
- putting in to effect,
- puts in to effect,
- leant on,
- dis-charged,
- leaned on,
- ex-act,
- dis-charge,
- cracks down,
- ex act,
- dis-charging,
- in cites,
- re quire,
- re quires,
- force up on,
- leans on,
- forcing up on.
- doeth to t,
- takes care business,
- doeth to a t,
- doth the trick,
- brings to fruition,
- doing trick,
- doest t,
- did the trick,
- does the trick,
- sailing through,
- does t,
- taking care of,
- doth the job,
- didst the trick,
- got there,
- gets there,
- doth a t,
- dost trick,
- did to a t,
- doeth the job,
- doest trick,
- doest a t,
- getting there,
- didst the job,
- doest to t,
- bring fruition,
- dost to t,
- didst job,
- doeth t,
- took care business,
- took care of business,
- did to t,
- doing to t,
- did trick,
- dost a t,
- didst t,
- doeth trick,
- taking care business,
- does a t,
- doing to a t,
- did t,
- sailed through,
- gat there,
- does trick,
- doing a t,
- doth job,
- earns wings,
- putting over,
- doing t,
- puts over,
- doest the trick,
- doing job,
- brought fruition,
- takes care of business,
- dost the job,
- earned wings,
- makes it,
- putting through,
- gotten there,
- does to a t,
- doeth a t,
- dost to a t,
- sails through,
- dost job,
- making it,
- brought to fruition,
- didst a t,
- brings fruition,
- doing the trick,
- doing the job,
- doth to t,
- didst to a t,
- does the job,
- puts through,
- take care business,
- doest job,
- do job,
- do a t,
- does to t,
- doest to a t,
- doeth the trick,
- bringing fruition,
- do t,
- doth t,
- did job,
- did the job,
- doth to a t,
- do trick,
- didst trick,
- did a t,
- dost t,
- dost the trick,
- doeth job,
- earning wings,
- doth trick,
- do to t,
- does job,
- doest the job,
- didst to t.
- makes a stand against,
- puts argument,
- lit into,
- up-held,
- puts an argument,
- sparing no effort,
- tangling with,
- lighted into,
- light in to,
- made stand against,
- made a stand against,
- taking pains,
- with stand,
- hammering away,
- stood to,
- up holds,
- pushing forward,
- with-standing,
- fell out,
- lit in to,
- puts up argument,
- putting argument,
- put argument,
- exerted oneself,
- puts up an argument,
- putting up an argument,
- lighted in to,
- toils on,
- making stand against,
- lighting into,
- stands to,
- with-stand,
- making a stand against,
- spares no effort,
- tangled with,
- up held,
- up hold,
- exerting oneself,
- putting up argument,
- lights in to,
- with stands,
- putting an argument,
- toiling on,
- took pains,
- toiled on,
- makes stand against,
- takes pains,
- up-hold,
- engages in,
- with standing,
- with-stands,
- put an argument,
- up-holding,
- with stood,
- lights into,
- lay in to,
- exerts oneself,
- standing up to,
- tangles with,
- engaging in,
- make stand against,
- up holding,
- stands up to,
- up-holds,
- spared no effort,
- lighting in to.
- pointed the finger at,
- in-criminates,
- pointing the finger at,
- in-criminating,
- in criminating,
- in criminated,
- in criminates,
- points the finger at,
- in-criminated,
- in-criminate,
- in criminate.
- go law,
- dragged into court,
- drags in to court,
- sees one court,
- goes to law,
- dragging in to court,
- going to law,
- seeing court,
- filing suit,
- saw court,
- takes law on,
- sees one in court,
- taking law on,
- going court,
- dragged in to court,
- going law,
- went law,
- goes court,
- instituting legal proceedings,
- saw in court,
- presses charges,
- see court,
- filed suit,
- went court,
- files suit,
- going to court,
- sees court,
- saw one in court,
- went to law,
- see one court,
- took the law on,
- instituted legal proceedings,
- seeing one in court,
- took law on,
- drag in to court,
- pressing charges,
- pressed charges,
- saw one court,
- sees in court,
- go court,
- goes law,
- dragging into court,
- takes the law on,
- institutes legal proceedings,
- seeing one court,
- goes to court,
- went to court,
- drags into court,
- seeing in court,
- taking the law on,
- take law on.
- de clares,
- de crees,
- de creed,
- carries through,
- de-crees,
- de-cree,
- carried through,
- pre-paring,
- de cree,
- pre-pare,
- pre pared,
- pre-pared,
- de-clare,
- pre paring,
- de clare,
- de-creed,
- pre pare,
- de-clares,
- pre pares.
- held to,
- holds to,
- saw through,
- keeps on,
- keeping on,
- applied oneself,
- applying oneself,
- applies oneself,
- works at,
- kept on,
- sees through,
- working at,
- wrought at.
- tcbed,
- ran with ball,
- wrought out a deal,
- works out a deal,
- buttoning up,
- trans acted,
- sews up,
- buttons down,
- TCBS,
- worked out deal,
- trans-acted,
- working out a deal,
- trans acting,
- runs with the ball,
- trans-acts,
- works out deal,
- ran with the ball,
- seeing to,
- buttons up,
- running with the ball,
- trans-act,
- tcbing,
- running with ball,
- working out deal,
- buttoned down,
- wrought out deal,
- sees to,
- runs with ball,
- worked out a deal,
- trans acts,
- saw to,
- trans act,
- buttoning down,
- trans-acting.
Other synonyms:
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- plead.
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- perform.
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- DO.
- blow whistle,
- recriminating,
- point finger at,
- lodge complaint,
- hang something on,
- Slurring,
- let have it,
- serve summons,
- lay at door,
- file claim,
- recriminate,
- hold accountable,
- bring charges,
- name,
- libel,
- framing,
- Summoned.
- wage.
- ratting,
- proceed with,
- file suit,
- enforce,
- Dragooned,
- put up argument,
- reprobates,
- deal with,
- carry through,
- lean on,
- took care of,
- stood up to,
- earn wings,
- make it,
- Exerted,
- go to law,
- dragoon,
- take pains,
- run with the ball,
- sewed up,
- work out a deal,
- accuse,
- work out deal,
- litigate,
- button up,
- make a stand against,
- get there,
- transact,
- take care of business,
- Denunciate,
- made it,
- sew up,
- forced upon,
- spare no effort,
- make,
- sail through,
- pushed forward,
- buttoned up,
- button down,
- force upon,
- press charges,
- put through,
- denounce,
- standing to,
- institute legal proceedings,
- run with ball,
- proscribe,
- pushes forward,
- shows up,
- fight,
- stand to,
- taking care of business,
- do the job,
- take to task,
- dragoons,
- engaged in,
- insist on,
- point the finger at,
- Travailed,
- put up an argument,
- push forward,
- sue,
- take care of,
- Reprobating,
- Ratted,
- do the trick,
- Persisted,
- takes care of,
- engage in,
- Reprobated,
- indict,
- crack down,
- necessitate,
- extorts,
- charge with,
- leaning on,
- stand up to,
- see one in court,
- face with charges,
- put screws to,
- tangle with,
- go to court,
- see to,
- put over,
- incriminate,
- light into,
- drag into court,
- carrying through,
- Dragooning,
- charged with,
- Travailing,
- bring to fruition,
- execute,
- bringing to fruition,
- inveigh against,
- toil on,
- strong arm,
- extort,
- put into effect,
- pursue,
- exert oneself,
- take the law on.
How to use "Prosecute" in context?
When you prosecute a case, you take it to court and tell the court about your opinion about what happened. The purpose of prosecution is to get the person or thing you are prosecuting to answer for what they have done. The prosecution can also be used to try to get someone to change their behavior.
Paraphrases for Prosecute:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
Prosecuting.
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Proper noun, singular
Prosecuting.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Foreign word
poursuivre.
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Adjective
adjudicate, processed, processing, suppress, prosecutory.
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Proper noun, singular
cases, convictions.
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Noun, singular or mass
adjudicate, judge, proceeding, processing.
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Interjection
processes.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
proceed.
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Foreign word
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
prosecution, prosecutions.
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Noun, singular or mass
prosecution.
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Verb, base form
persecute, prosecution, punish.
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Proper noun, singular
Hyponym for Prosecute:
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