institute legal proceedings against (a person or organization)
对(某人,机构)提起公诉,告发,检控
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they were prosecuted for obstructing the highway .他们因阻塞公路而被检控。
institute legal proceedings in respect of (a claim or offence)
(就权利或罪行)提请公诉
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the state's attorney's office seemed to decide that this was a case worth prosecuting 该州的检察院似乎认定这是个值得起诉的案件
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the company didn't prosecute because of his age .考虑到他的年龄,公司没有起诉。
[no obj.](of a barrister or other lawyer)conduct the case against the party being accused or sued in a lawsuit
(律师等)代表原告指控
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Mr Antonis Georges,prosecuting,told the court they were specimen charges .安东尼斯· 乔治斯先生代表原告向法庭陈述这些是起诉的举例。
continue with (a course of action) with a view to its completion
彻底进行,执行
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a serious threat to the government's ability to prosecute the war .对政府推行战争能力的严重威胁。
〈古〉 继续从事(某职业);追求
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waiting for permission to prosecute my craft .等候获准继续从事我的手艺。
"late Middle English (in sense 2): from Latin