unprosecuted

/ʌnpɹˈɑsɪkjˌuɾᵻd/ adj

Not prosecuted

Word Origin From Latin prosequi 'to follow up, pursue' — prosecute is to follow a legal case. Unprosecuted means not pursued legally. The root sequi 'to follow' gives us sequence, consequence, pursue, and second (following first). So unprosecuted is a case that was never followed up.

adj Not prosecuted

The case remained unprosecuted due to lack of evidence.

(形容词) 未被起诉的

由于缺乏证据,此案一直未被起诉。

(adjetivo) No procesado judicialmente

El caso quedó sin procesar debido a la falta de pruebas.

(adjectif) non poursuivi; non poursuivi en justice; classé sans suite [Qui n'a pas fait l'objet de poursuites judiciaires.]

L'affaire est restée non poursuivie en raison du manque de preuves.

(Adjektiv) nicht verfolgt; unverfolgt [Nicht strafrechtlich verfolgt; ohne dass eine Anklage erhoben wurde.]

Der Fall blieb **unprosecuted**, weil es an Beweisen mangelte.

(形容詞) 起訴されていない。法的に訴追されていない状態。

その事件は証拠不足のため、起訴されないままだった。

(adjetivo) não processado [Não processado]

O caso permaneceu sem ser processado devido à falta de provas.

Word parts: un + pro + secut + ed

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