To Begin Legal Proceedings Against Someone

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from New York, New York!, Group 372, Puzzle 2 (The Cyclone).

Question is: To Begin Legal Proceedings Against Someone

and the answer is: PROSECUTE

Word Meaning:

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

Definitions from Wiktionary.

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