English-Swedish translations for prosecute

• åtala
  Om så är fallet måste de åtalas.If they are, they should be prosecuted for it.
  Med andra ord är det omöjligt att åtala dem.In other words, it makes it impossible to prosecute them.
  Det är alltså brottslingar och kriminella som åtalas.These are delinquents and criminals who are prosecuted as such.
• beivra
  Domstolen har endast behörighet att beivra de allra grövsta brotten - folkmord, massmord och massvåldtäkt.The Court has a mandate to prosecute only the most horrible crimes - genocide, mass murder and mass rape.
  Den kommer att beivra den värsta sortens brott, såsom folkmord, massakrer, omfattande våldtäkter och etnisk rensning.It will prosecute the worst kind of crimes, such as genocide, mass slaughter, widespread rape and ethnic cleansing.
  Militärernas brott beivras inte i tillräcklig utsträckning och med den här resolutionen vill vi protestera mot det.Crimes by the military are inadequately prosecuted, and by bringing this resolution we want to protest against this.

Definition of prosecute

• To start criminal proceedings against
• To charge, try
• To seek to obtain by legal process
• To pursue something to the end

Examples

• to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot
• to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law
• to prosecute a scheme, hope, or claim

Related words

• unprosecuted
• do not prosecute
• to decide not to prosecute