prosecute

In criminal law , prosecute means to initiate criminal proceedings against a person. Such actions are initiated by the prosecuting attorney , for example, a local District Attorney , state Attorney General , or federal United States Attorney .

In intellectual property law , a lawyer will prosecute on behalf of a client an application to obtain, for example, a patent or trademark .

[Last updated in July of 2020 by the Wex Definitions Team ]

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