prosecute

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verb

1. conduct a prosecution in a court of law (Freq. 3)
• Derivationally related forms:
prosecution, prosecutor
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. bring a criminal action against (in a trial) (Freq. 3)
- The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson
• Ant:
defend
• Derivationally related forms:
prosecution, prosecutor
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They want to prosecute the prisoners
3. carry out or participate in an activity;
be involved in
- She pursued many activities
- They engaged in a discussion
• Syn:
engage, pursue
• Derivationally related forms:
pursuit (for: pursue), pursuer (for: pursue), engagement (for: engage), prosecution
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Hyponyms:
commit, practice, close, politick
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  engage, pursue
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  defend, represent