prosecute

US /ˈprɑː.sə.kjuːt/
UK /ˈprɑː.sə.kjuːt/
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1.

mendakwa, mengambil tindakan undang-undang

institute legal proceedings against (a person or organization)

:
The state decided to prosecute him for fraud.
Negeri memutuskan untuk mendakwa dia atas penipuan.
They will prosecute anyone caught littering.
Mereka akan mendakwa sesiapa sahaja yang didapati membuang sampah.
2.

mengendalikan, menjalankan

conduct (a case or proceeding) as a prosecutor

:
The lawyer was appointed to prosecute the case.
Peguam itu dilantik untuk mendakwa kes itu.
It is the duty of the district attorney to prosecute criminal offenses.
Adalah tugas peguam daerah untuk mendakwa kesalahan jenayah.