prosecute
/ˈprɒsɪkjuːt/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈprɒsɪkjuːt/
prosecute
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
pro - se - cute -> prosecute
Myanmar meaning
(v) တရားစွဲသည်
Full entry
၁။ (က) ~ sb (for sth/doing sth) တရားစွဲသည်။ He was prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit. ❍ Trespassers will be prosecuted (eg on a notice). ❍ The police decided not to prosecute. (ခ) (ရှေ့နေတစ်ဦး) တရားလိုကို ကိုယ်စားပြုသည်။ the prosecuting lawyer/counsel.
၂။ (fml ) ဆက်လက်ဆောင်ရွက်သည်။ prosecute a war/ an attack.
❏ prosecutor /'prɒsÇkju:tǝ(r)/ n တရားလိုဘက် ရှေ့နေ။ အစိုးရရှေ့နေ။ (အရပ်) ဆွဲချ။ the public/state prosecutor's office.
More examples
- If the fine is not paid within ten days, we will be forced to prosecute.
- No one has yet been prosecuted in connection with the murder.
- [prosecute someone for something] : He might still be prosecuted for perjury.
- Julius Capon, prosecuting, described the defendant as ‘ruthless’.
- Two Scottish lawyers will prosecute the case.
Synonyms
put on trial, act against, impeach, arraign, indict, take legal action, accuse, bring to court, sue, bring suit, bring to trial, carry on, carry through, conduct, contest, continue, direct, discharge, do, engage in, execute, follow through, follow up, haul into court, involve in litigation, law, litigate, manage, perform, persevere, persist, practice, prefer charges, pull up, pursue, put away, put on docket, put through, see in court, see through, seek redress, summon, take to court, try, turn on the heat, wage, work at
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