. "Jurid. t. t., to write down , sign , or subscribe one's name to an accusation (either as principal prosecutor or as seconding others), together with the ground of the charge; hence, in gen., to charge , accuse , prosecute" . "Jurid. t. t., to write down , sign , or subscribe one's name to an accusation (either as principal prosecutor or as seconding others), together with the ground of the charge; hence, in gen., to charge , accuse , prosecute" . .