prosecuting
v.v. to officially charge someone with a crime and try to prove they are guilty in a court of law. It can also mean continuing to do something until it is finished.
v. to conduct legal proceedings against a person or organisation; to institute and carry on a legal action. Also used to describe the act of carrying out or following through with a task or plan.
The state is prosecuting the suspect for theft.
The district attorney decided that prosecuting the case was in the public interest despite the lack of physical evidence.
While the legal team focused on prosecuting the fraud charges, the company's board was busy prosecuting a new strategy to restore investor confidence and prevent future ethical lapses.
Transitive; requires a direct object, usually the person being charged or the legal case itself.
The police are prosecuting to him.The police are prosecuting him.Prosecute is a transitive verb and does not take the preposition 'to' before the object.