Prosecute /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Prosecuted; p. pr. & vb. n. Prosecuting

1. To follow or pursue with a view to reach, execute, or accomplish; to endeavor to obtain or complete; to carry on; to continue; as, to prosecute a scheme, hope, or claim.

   I am beloved Hermia; Why should not I, then, prosecute my right ?

2. To seek to obtain by legal process; as, to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law.
3. To pursue with the intention of punishing; to accuse of some crime or breach of law, or to pursue for redress or punishment, before a legal tribunal; to proceed against judicially; as, to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot. (Law)

   To acquit themselves and prosecute their foes.

1. To follow after. [Obs.]
2. To institute and carry on a legal prosecution; as, to prosecute for public offenses. (Law)