mag-usig
mag-usíg with stress marks
to prosecute
From root: usig
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nag-usig
nag-u-SIG
prosecuted
Present (Incomplete)
nag-uusig
nag-u-u-SIG
is prosecuting
Future (Contemplated)
mag-uusig
mag-u-u-SIG
will prosecute
Usage Note
Mag-usig is the actor-focus form of usig, used in both legal prosecution and general investigative pursuit, with the mag- prefix foregrounding the pursuing party — typically a government body, fiscal, or investigative authority. It appears frequently in news reporting on corruption cases and human-rights documentation of persecution.
Examples
" Mag-uusig ang piskal sa kaso. "
Natural Translation
The fiscal will prosecute the case.
Literal Translation
Will-prosecute the fiscal on case.
" Tungkulin ng tagausig ang mag-usig sa mga lumabag sa batas. "
Natural Translation
It is the prosecutor's duty to prosecute those who violated the law.
Literal Translation
Duty of prosecutor the to-prosecute to violated against law.
" Nangakong mag-usig ang ahensya sa mga opisyal na napatunayang nagnakaw ng pondo ng bayan. "
Natural Translation
The agency promised to prosecute the officials who were proven to have stolen public funds.
Literal Translation
Promised to-prosecute the agency on officials that proven stole of fund of nation.
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