takibat

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تعقیبات (takibat), in the form of a plural of تعقیب (takib), from Arabic تَعْقِيب (taʕqīb). In Ottoman times, persecution rather than prosecution, with تعقیبات قانونیه (literally “legal persecution”) for the legal sense.

Noun

takibat (definite accusative takibatı, plural takibatlar)

  1. prosecution, legal proceedings
    Synonym: kovuşturma

References

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