[ˈprɒsɪkjuːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- institute or conduct legal proceedings against (a person or organization)
(e.g: they were prosecuted for obstructing the highway)

- continue with (a course of action) with a view to its completion
(e.g: they sensed a unique opportunity to prosecute their policy agenda)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in prosecute): from Latin prosecut- ‘pursued, accompanied’, from the verb prosequi, from pro- ‘onward’ + sequi ‘follow’