Can't delete Appleworks or get it out of my trash

I want to delete appleworks because I never use it. I deleted it. It went into my trash. when I tried to empty the trash I got a message that said appleworks couldn't be deleted because it was in use by the system.
When I tried to drag it out of the trash, one copy stayed in the trash, the other is back on the hard drive.
How can I get rid of Appleworks permanently from my computer and the trash?
Thank you.

Deleting files (or folders) is a function of the
operating system, and not of AppleWorks.
I know that deleting files and folders is a function of the operating system. So I dragged Appleworks into the trash because I no longer want it on my computer. Then when I tried to empty the trash, I got a message saying that Appleworks couldn't be deleted because it was still in use by the operating system.
So I dragged it out of the trash and back to my applications folder. Now there is a copy of Appleworks in the trash and in the applications folder and it seems I can't get rid of it.
In help, under deleting files and folders it says to just drag the file or folder into the trash. That is what I did. I hope this clears up my question.

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