英语词汇“prosecutor”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

prosecute /prosˈi-kūt/

transitive verb

To pursue by law

To bring before a court

To carry on with, persevere with or pursue, in order to reach or accomplish

To engage in or practise

To follow up

To pursue or chase (obsolete)

intransitive verb

To carry on a legal prosecution

ORIGIN: L prōsequī, -secūtus, from prō onwards, and sequī to follow

prosˈecūtable adjective

prosecūˈtion noun

The act of prosecuting in any sense

The prosecuting party in legal proceedings

prosˈecūtor noun

prosecutorial /pros-i-kū-tōˈri-el or -töˈri-əl/ or prosecūˈtory adjective

prosˈecūtrix noun (pl prosˈecūtrixes or prosecutrices /pros-i-kū-trīˈsēz or pros-i-kūˈtri-sēz/)

A female prosecutor

director of public prosecutions or public prosecutor

A person appointed to conduct criminal prosecutions in the public interest (in the USA, prosecuting attorney or district attorney)