Definition for Prosecute:

• To seek to obtain by legal process; as, to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law.

Synonyms for Prosecute:

• n.

  •
  • continue.
  •
  • contest.
  •
  • get on,
  • carry on,
  • persist,
  • go on,
  • keep on.
  •prosecute (noun)
  • engage.

• v.

  •bring action against in court (verb)
  • put on trial,
  • summon,
  • put on docket,
  • arraign,
  • 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,
  • try,
  • put away.
  •sue (verb)
  • cite,
  • impeach,
  • allege,
  • summons,
  • charge,
  • subpoena,
  • complain,
  • implicate.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • indictment,
  • have up.
  •
  • haul.
  •
  • plead.
  •
  • perform.
  •
  • DO.
  •carry on
  • wage.
  •pursue
  • work at,
  • see through.
  •sue
  • have the law on,
  • take out after,
  • claim damages.

Paraphrases for Prosecute:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    Prosecuting.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Prosecuting.

• Independent

  • Foreign word
    poursuivre.
  • Adjective
    adjudicate, prosecutory, processed, processing, suppress.
  • Proper noun, singular
    convictions, cases.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    adjudicate, proceeding, processing, judge.
  • Interjection
    processes.
  • Verb, past tense
    pursued, Persisted, seized, found.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    proceed.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, sue, indict, convict, adjudicate, proceed, investigate, repress, accuse, accused, criminalize, evaluate, translate, sanction, penalize, processing, suppress, instruct, judge, haunt, assess, persevere, educate.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    prosecutions, prosecution.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    prosecution.
  • Verb, base form
    persecute, punish, prosecution.

Antonyms for Prosecute:

• v.

  • bring action against in court
    cease, liberate, pardon, stop, halt, exonerate, free.
  • follow through, persevere
    ignore, fail, neglect, leave, mismanage.
  • social
    defend.
  • Other antonyms:
    condone, slur, overlook, excuse, discharge, represent, release, set free, forgive, skimp, slight, acquit.

Hyponym for Prosecute:

• v.

  • social
    act, move.