Persecute vs. Prosecute — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Persecute and Prosecute
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Persecute
To oppress or harass with ill-treatment, especially because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs.
Prosecute
To initiate or conduct a criminal case against
Prosecute a defendant for murder.
Persecute
To annoy persistently; bother
Persecuted the babysitter with foolish questions.
Prosecute
To initiate or conduct (a civil case or legal action)
Prosecute a lawsuit for libel.
Persecute
To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief.
He who persecutes one will persecute all.
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Prosecute
To initiate or conduct legal proceedings regarding (an offense, for example)
Prosecute drug possession.
Persecute
To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
Prosecute
To pursue (an undertaking, for example) until completion; continue to the very end
Prosecute a war.
Persecute
To kill many of one species of animal, with the intent of removing them from human habitats.
Prosecute
To carry on, engage in, or practice (an occupation or business).
Persecute
To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death, for adherence to a particular religious creed or mode of worship.
Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.
Prosecute
To chase or pursue (a vessel)
"He held a dispatch saying that [they] had prosecuted and probably killed an Echo-class missile submarine" (Tom Clancy).
Persecute
To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
Prosecute
To initiate or conduct legal proceedings
Decided to prosecute.
Persecute
Cause to suffer;
Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union
Prosecute
To start criminal proceedings against.
To prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot
Prosecute
To charge, try.
Prosecute
To seek to obtain by legal process.
To prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law
Prosecute
(transitive) To pursue something to the end.
To prosecute a scheme, hope, or claim
Prosecute
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 ?
Prosecute
To seek to obtain by legal process; as, to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law.
Prosecute
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.
To acquit themselves and prosecute their foes.
Prosecute
To follow after.
Prosecute
To institute and carry on a legal prosecution; as, to prosecute for public offenses.
Prosecute
Conduct a prosecution in a court of law
Prosecute
Bring a criminal action against (in a trial);
The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson
Prosecute
Carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in;
She pursued many activities
They engaged in a discussion
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