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Old 07-Mar-2008, 08:19
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Default pursue with , trafficking


Hello Everyone,

What does "pursue with " , "criminal elements trafficking" mean in the following sentence?

...Attorney General Adward Meet today announced a nationwide crackdown on the pornagraphy industry. Meet said he is committed to redouble the Federal efforts to pursue with an vengeance and prosecute to the hilt the criminal elements trafficking obscenity .

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Default Re: pursue with , trafficking

"pursue with an vengeance"

To attempt to apprehend and stop the people responsible.


"trafficking"

Transporting and distributing or selling.

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