prosecuted
past simple and past participle ofprosecute
| 单词 | prosecuted |
| 释义 | prosecuted past simple and past participle ofprosecute prosecute verb uk/ˈprɒs.ɪ.kjuːt/us/ˈprɑː.sə.kjuːt/prosecuteverb(LEGAL)C2[IorT] toofficiallyaccusesomeone ofcommittingacrimein alawcourt, or (of alawyer) totrytoprovethat apersonaccusedofcommittingacrimeisguiltyof thatcrime: Shoplifters will be prosecuted. He was prosecutedforfraud. Anymanufacturerwho does notconformto thestandardscould be prosecuted under the Consumers ProtectionAct, 1987. Thevictimhas said that she will not prosecute. Compare defend(PROTECT)
Taking legal action
prosecuteverb(CONTINUE)[T]formal tocontinueto takepartin aplannedgroupofactivities,especiallyawar: Heseemedconvincedthat the US would prosecute thewartoitsend. Continue & last
Examplesofprosecutedprosecuted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Violence between spouses, partners, parents or children has been less likely to beprosecutedthan 'public ' violence. From theCambridge English Corpus Democracies require that criminals be apprehended with evidence andprosecutedthrough the legal system before being sentenced. From theCambridge English Corpus If the labourer gave evidence at this stage that he or she had been forced, the manager could beprosecuted. From theCambridge English Corpus How this revolution was to beprosecutedwas never systematically discussed, nor were other options explored. From theCambridge English Corpus Of the 21 bakersprosecutedby the vice-chancellor between 1600 and 1602, only 6 appeared just once. From theCambridge English Corpus He led the resurgent postwar opposition and was twiceprosecutedfor seditious libel. From theCambridge English Corpus Theseprosecutedcrimes increased from a total of 25 in 1862, to 49 in 1865, and 47 in 1866. From theCambridge English Corpus Such documentary evidence forms an imperfect measure of the actual incidence of corruption, since many incidents are never discovered orprosecuted, especially in corrupt environments. From theCambridge English Corpus It also tends to favour the more spectacular and public criminal purgeprosecutedthrough the special purge courts. From theCambridge English Corpus This occurs only when the judicial system is highly inefficient, in the sense that the probability of beingprosecutedlies below a threshold level. From theCambridge English Corpus Should a bicyclist wearing charcoal-gray clothes beprosecutedunder the law? From theCambridge English Corpus Of course these offences could beprosecutedonly irregularly, but fines in some parishes were meted out. From theCambridge English Corpus He found himselfprosecutedfor sedition, and deserted by his political allies. From theCambridge English Corpus Thoseprosecutedexplained that they had simply come to the city to visit a brother or uncle, or for private employment purposes. From theCambridge English Corpus But unlike purely criminal charges, the individual wronged (the husband or father) personallyprosecutedthe case and paid a fee to register it. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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