Vocabulary
Prosecute
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
institute or conduct legal proceedings against (a person or organization).
Urdu meaning
قانونی چارہ جوئی، مقدمہ چلانے کا عمل
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- In the post-9/11 era, CTDs were created to prevent terrorism, gather intelligence, investigate and prosecute terror cases.
- It swiftly banned Sheikh Hasina`s Awami League from politics and moved to prosecute her allies for crimes ranging from corruption to crimes against humanity.
- Legislation and induction of women police officers to investigate/ prosecute such crimes is yet to show in the statistics.
- Capacity-building efforts must recognise that the realchallenge liesin changing perceptions of torture as an inevitability of justice, through a collective reimagining of how we police, prosecute and punish.
- The dictatorships of Ziaul Haq and Pervez Musharraf immensely damaged Pakistani society by aligning with Washington to prosecute wars in Afghanistan.
Synonyms
take to court, bring an action against, take legal action against, accuse, cite, summons
Antonyms
defend, let off, pardon
Curator example
“they were prosecuted for obstructing the highway”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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