Open Legal Proceedings, Officially Charge in Court

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from All Things Water, Group 1282, Puzzle 1 (Boiling Point).

Question is: Open Legal Proceedings, Officially Charge in Court

and the answer is: PROSECUTE

Word Meaning:

PROSECUTE — (transitive, law) To start criminal proceedings against.

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