Dictionary entry

Pros‑e‑cute

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Definition

prosecute /'prɒsÇkju:t/ v ၁။ (က) ~ sb (for sth/doing sth) တရားစြဲသည္။ He was prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit. ❍ Trespassers will be prosecuted (eg on a notice). ❍ The police decided not to prosecute. (ခ) (ေရွ႕ေနတစ္ဦး) တရားလိုကို ကိုယ္စားျပဳသည္။ the prosecuting lawyer/counsel. ၂။ ( fml ) ဆက္လက္ေဆာင္ရြက္သည္။ prosecute a war/ an attack. ❏ prosecutor /'prɒsÇkju:tǝ(r)/ n တရားလိုဘက္ ေရွ႕ေန။ အစိုးရေရွ႕ေန။ (အရပ္) ဆြဲခ်။ the public/state prosecutor's office.

Examples

  1. If the fine is not paid within ten days
  2. we will be forced to prosecute.
  3. No one has yet been prosecuted in connection with the murder.
  4. [prosecute someone for something] : He might still be prosecuted for perjury.
  5. Julius Capon
  6. prosecuting
  7. described the defendant as ‘ruthless’.
  8. Two Scottish lawyers will prosecute the case.