prosecución

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin prosecutio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾosekuˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾosekuˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: pro‧se‧cu‧ción

Noun

prosecución f (plural prosecuciones)

  1. pursuit
    • 2015 November 3, “Opinión”, in El País:
      Todos comprometidos en la prosecución de las actividades corruptas, en mantener la apariencia de normalidad legal y, sobre todo, en el imprescindible silencio.
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