1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

   1.

   investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding

2. 2.

   catching up; overtaking

Example sentences

• 追及されて、つい、見え透いた嘘をついてしまった。

  I was pressed by their questioning and slipped into telling an obvious lie.

• 会議で川添さんの追及を受けて、冷や汗ものだったよ。

  When Kawazoe pinned me down at the meeting, I broke out in a cold sweat.