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prosecuteth

prosecuteth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of prosecute.

Meaning of prosecute

Verb

prosecute (third-person singular simple present prosecutes, present participle prosecuting, simple past and past participle prosecuted)

  1. (transitive) To start criminal proceedings against.
    • to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot
  2. (transitive) To charge, try.
    • The Vigilante is prosecuted in Federal Court under a lynch bill and winds up in a Federal Nut House specially designed for the containment of ghosts […]1962 [1959], William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch, New York: Grove Press, page 8
  3. To seek to obtain by legal process.
    • to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law
  4. (transitive) To pursue something to the end.
    • to prosecute a scheme, hope, or an investigation

Origin of prosecuteth

prosecute + -eth

Questions about prosecuteth

What is prosecuteth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Prosecuteth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of prosecute.

Words near prosecuteth in the dictionary

  1. prosecuted
  2. prosecutee
  3. prosecutees
  4. prosecutes
  5. prosecutest
  6. prosecuteth
  7. prosecuting
  8. prosecuting attorney
  9. prosecuting attorneys
  10. prosecution
  11. prosecution association

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