| Main Entry: | prosecute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring action against in court |
Synonyms: |
arraign, bring suit, bring to trial, contest, do, haul into court, indict, involve in litigation, law, litigate, prefer charges, pull up, put away, put on docket, put on trial, see in court, seek redress, sue, summon, take to court, try, turn on the heat |
| Notes: | persecute means 'to harass or treat unjustly'; prosecute is 'to bring legal action against' or 'to pursue something until the end' |
Antonyms: |
exonerate, free, liberate, pardon |
| Main Entry: | sue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring legal charges against |
Synonyms: |
accuse, appeal, beg, beseech, bring an action, charge, claim, claim damages, contest, demand, drag into court, enter a plea, entreat, file, file a claim, file suit, follow up, haul into court, have the law on, have up, indict, institute legal proceedings, litigate, petition, plead, prefer charges against, prosecute, pull up, put away, see in court, solicit, summon, supplicate, take out after, take to court |
| Main Entry: | bring to justice |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put on trial |
Synonyms: |
bring before the bar, bring to trial, haul into court, take before the judge, take to court |