Prosecute vs Execute - What's the difference?
prosecute | execute |
(legal) To start criminal proceedings against.
* Milton
(legal) To charge, try.
To seek to obtain by legal process.
To pursue something to the end.
* Shakespeare
To kill as punishment for capital crimes.
To carry out; to put into effect.
* Milton
To perform.
To cause to become legally valid; as, to execute a contract.
(computing) To start, launch or run; as, to execute a program.
In transitive terms the difference between execute and prosecute
is that execute is to cause to become legally valid; as, to execute a contract while prosecute is to pursue something to the end.prosecute
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Verb
(prosecut)- to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot
- To acquit themselves and prosecute their foes.
- to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law
- to prosecute a scheme, hope, or claim
- I am beloved of beauteous Hermia; / Why should not I, then, prosecute my right?
Derived terms
* prosecutableexecute
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Verb
(execut)- There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.
- Your orders have been executed , sir!
- I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.
- Why delays / His hand to execute what his decree / Fixed on this day?
- to execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly
- to execute a turn in ballet