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prosecuting

verb
USPRAH-si-kyoo-ting/ˈpɹɑsɪkjutɪŋ/UKPROS-i-kyoo-ting/ˈpɹɒsɪkjuːtɪŋ/

1 meaning of prosecuting

Practice

  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of prosecute. Use this form for the act of taking someone to court.

    The lawyers are prosecuting the case in court this week.

    Prosecuting a big fraud can take many months of work.

    Note

prosecuting is a form of prosecute

prosecute, verb: To take someone to court for breaking the law. Full entry

Forms
prosecuteprosecutes he/she/itprosecuting -ing formprosecuted past tense, past participle
Spelling
prosecute → prosecuting: drop the e, add -ing

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