prosecute

1. To follow to the end pursue until finished .

2. To engage in .

3. To bring legal action against for redress or punishment of a crime or violation of law.

4. To institute legal proceedings with reference to .

5. To institute and carry on a legal suit or .

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1. Law To act as prosecutor.

2. Law To initiate and conduct legal proceedings.

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1. Law To initiate civil or criminal court action against.

2. Law To seek to obtain or enforce by legal action.

3. To carry on, engage in, or practice.

4. To chase or pursue (a vessel): "He held a dispatch saying that [they] had prosecuted and probably killed an Echo-class missile submarine” ( Tom Clancy).

5. To pursue (an undertaking, for example) until completion; follow to the very end.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
prosecute	13	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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os	2
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ut	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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utes	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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couters	9
croupes	11
croutes	9
petrous	9
posture	9
pouters	9
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prosect	11
proteus	9
recepts	11
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respect	11
scepter	11
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scouter	9
specter	11
spectre	11
spouter	9
toupees	9
troupes	9

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
prosecute	13