- Formal accusation - Prosecution - Summons - The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted. - The formal statement of an offense, as framed by the
prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand jury. - An accusation in general; a formal accusation.
- Act of chasing after something - Chase - The act of following or going after; esp., a following
with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as,
the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy. - A following with a view to reach, accomplish, or
obtain; endeavor to attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of knowledge;
the pursuit of happiness or pleasure. - Course of business or occupation; continued employment
with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a literary pursuit. - Prosecution.