Drive and Prosecute

Drive

Drive verb - To urge, push, or force onward.

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Prosecute and drive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prosecute" instead a verb "Drive".

Nearby Words: driving, driven, driver, driveway

Prosecute verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.

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Drive and prosecute are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drive" instead a verb "Prosecute".

person	drive person	prosecute person
humanity	drive humanity	prosecute humanity
man	drive man	prosecute man
people	drive people	prosecute people
Other words: family, someone, mother, anyone, friends.

If he manages to drive them off with a Patronus charm, then they can prosecute him for underage magic violations and expel him from Hogwarts.

Source: Literature / Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
When McCoy realizes that the father and son teamed up to drive him into a corner, he decides instead to prosecute the son for a felony, which, according to the "three strikes" rule, would put him in jail for life.

Source: Series / Law & Order

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