Definition of "prosecutes" [prosecutes]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prosecute. (verb)

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• "The government prosecutes, which is something in your favor; and now, good-by to you; for my part, I neither advise you to hope or despair."
• "The investigation period in the human rights process is not one where the Commission "prosecutes" the respondent."
• "China prosecutes people like Liu Xiaobo for "inciting subversion of state power" because he wrote and used his voice -- and most of the American press won't even cover this because we're too busy with "celebrities.""