Vervolgen
Example: De autoriteiten besloten de oorlogsmisdadigers te vervolgen.
Definition
"Vervolgen" means to officially follow up on or take legal action against someone, especially in a historical or judicial context, such as pursuing war criminals to hold them accountable for their actions.
Etymology
The Dutch word "vervolgen" comes from the prefix "ver-" meaning 'forth' or 'away' and the verb "volgen" meaning 'to follow.' Together, it literally means 'to follow after,' which evolved into the legal sense of pursuing someone, especially for prosecution. Did you know that "vervolgen" shares roots with the English word 'follow'?
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"Vervolgen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - History - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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