Meaning

1 senses

  1. To prosecute (a crime or community) excessively.

Origin

From over- + prosecute.

From over- + prosecute.

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Forms

overprosecutes, overprosecuting, overprosecuted, overprosecuted
Base formoverprosecute · to overprosecute
3rd person singularoverprosecutes
Present participleoverprosecuting
Past simpleoverprosecuted
Past participleoverprosecuted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoverprosecute
he, she, itoverprosecutes

Past simpleLesson

all personsoverprosecuted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave overprosecuted
he, she, ithas overprosecuted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill overprosecute

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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