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A quick definition of prosecute:

Term: prosecute

Definition: When someone does something wrong, they may be taken to court to be punished. This is called prosecution. The person who starts the court case is called the prosecutor. In some cases, lawyers can also prosecute to help their clients get a patent or trademark.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: In criminal law, prosecute means to start legal proceedings against someone for committing a crime. This is done by a prosecuting attorney, such as a District Attorney or Attorney General. In intellectual property law, a lawyer will prosecute an application to obtain a patent or trademark for their client.

  • John was prosecuted for stealing a car.
  • The District Attorney decided to prosecute the suspect for the murder of the victim.
  • The lawyer will prosecute the patent application on behalf of their client.

The first two examples illustrate the use of prosecute in criminal law, where legal action is taken against someone who has committed a crime. The third example shows how prosecute is used in intellectual property law, where a lawyer helps their client obtain a patent or trademark.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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