prosecutiveadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɒsᵻkjuːtɪv/, U.S.

/ˈprɑsəˌkjudɪv/

Forms: 1600s prosequutiue, 1600s prosequutive, 1600s– prosecutive.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation; perhaps partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; perhaps partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: prosecute v.; Latin prōsecūt- , prōsequī , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < prosecute v. or its etymon classical Latin prōsecūt-, past participial stem of prōsequī + -ive suffix, perhaps partly after post-classical Latin prosecutivus following (a1202). Compare Middle French prosecutif repeated, continuous (1569). Compare executive adj.

Now rare.

Having the quality or function of prosecuting; of, relating to, or involving prosecution (in various senses). In later use only in legal contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > practice, exercise, or doing > [adjective] > having quality or function of

prosecutive1617

1617 S. Collins Epphata to F. T. i. i. 48 The virtues of the prosequutiue part rule not the intellectuall, but are ruled rather.

1634 M. Casaubon tr. M. Aurelius Meditations viii. 132 That which is an hinderance of the appetitive and prosecutive faculty, is an evill to the sensitive nature.

1759 R. Shirra in Rem. (1850) 111 Give place to Him in the elective faculty, the will; in the prosecutive faculty, the affections.

1898 Sioux Valley (Correctionville, Ohio) News 29 Dec. 8/5 Yeager, the prosecutive witness, is a farmer between here and Danbury.

1947 Jrnl. Criminal Law & Criminol. 38 101 Most of the embezzlement cases are disposed of through the discharge of the employee without the initiation of prosecutive action.

1988 Times 16 Dec. 15 His duty is to exercise..the prosecutive power of the State, or power to put persons on trial.

2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 16 Mar. i. 5/6 The Federal Bureau of Investigation closed her case earlier this year, saying it lacked ‘prosecutive merit’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prosecutive
释义	prosecutiveadj. Brit. /ˈprɒsᵻkjuːtɪv/, U.S. /ˈprɑsəˌkjudɪv/ Forms: 1600s prosequutiue, 1600s prosequutive, 1600s– prosecutive. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation; perhaps partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; perhaps partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: prosecute v.; Latin prōsecūt- , prōsequī , -ive suffix. Etymology: < prosecute v. or its etymon classical Latin prōsecūt-, past participial stem of prōsequī + -ive suffix, perhaps partly after post-classical Latin prosecutivus following (a1202). Compare Middle French prosecutif repeated, continuous (1569). Compare executive adj. Now rare. Having the quality or function of prosecuting; of, relating to, or involving prosecution (in various senses). In later use only in legal contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > practice, exercise, or doing > [adjective] > having quality or function of prosecutive1617 1617 S. Collins Epphata to F. T. i. i. 48 The virtues of the prosequutiue part rule not the intellectuall, but are ruled rather. 1634 M. Casaubon tr. M. Aurelius Meditations viii. 132 That which is an hinderance of the appetitive and prosecutive faculty, is an evill to the sensitive nature. 1759 R. Shirra in Rem. (1850) 111 Give place to Him in the elective faculty, the will; in the prosecutive faculty, the affections. 1898 Sioux Valley (Correctionville, Ohio) News 29 Dec. 8/5 Yeager, the prosecutive witness, is a farmer between here and Danbury. 1947 Jrnl. Criminal Law & Criminol. 38 101 Most of the embezzlement cases are disposed of through the discharge of the employee without the initiation of prosecutive action. 1988 Times 16 Dec. 15 His duty is to exercise..the prosecutive power of the State, or power to put persons on trial. 2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 16 Mar. i. 5/6 The Federal Bureau of Investigation closed her case earlier this year, saying it lacked ‘prosecutive merit’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1617
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