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underprosecuted

underprosecuted adjective: of a crime: too infrequently prosecuted.

Adjective

underprosecuted (comparative more underprosecuted, superlative most underprosecuted)

  1. Of a crime: too infrequently prosecuted.

Forms of underprosecuted

comparativemore underprosecuted
superlativemost underprosecuted

Origin of underprosecuted

under- + prosecuted

Questions about underprosecuted

What does underprosecuted mean?
Underprosecuted means of a crime: too infrequently prosecuted.
What part of speech is underprosecuted?
Underprosecuted is an adjective.

Words near underprosecuted in the dictionary

  1. underpropped
  2. underpropper
  3. underproppers
  4. underpropping
  5. underprops
  6. underprosecuted
  7. underprotect
  8. underprotected
  9. underprotecting
  10. underprotection
  11. underprotective

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