He was prosecuted for theft.是什么意思？

He was prosecuted for theft.

他因偷窃而被告发。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

prosecuted

v. 检举、告发某人( prosecute的过去式和过去分词 )，对某人提起公诉，继续从事（某事物），担任控方律师；

例句
If you are prosecuted by the police, then it is essential that you take specialist legal advice.
如果你受到警方起诉，至关重要的是你要听取专业律师的意见。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

theft

n. 偷盗，偷窃，被盗，失窃，盗窃之物，赃物，失窃案例；

例句
Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police...
她的助手被警方指控犯有盗窃和欺诈罪。