Uneraseable files and dirs inside the trash can

I,
I have got some items in the trash can that wher I try to emply it, I get an error message saying that the can't be erased because they are being used. I have turned off the computer several times but the same thing happens.
Is there a solution for this?

Hi,
I'm terribly sorry for the wrong info!
In addition, be very carefully while using The Terminal and you can always use whatis and man to understand the command you are gonna use. Example:
Last login: Thu Dec 16 21:20:40 on ttys000
The-Universe:~ LS$ whatis sudo
sudo(8) - execute a command as another user
The-Universe:~ LS$ whatis rm
rm(1), unlink(1) - remove directory entries
The-Universe:~ LS$ man rm
RM(1) BSD General Commands Manual RM(1)
NAME
rm, unlink -- remove directory entries
SYNOPSIS
rm [-dfiPRrvW] file ...
unlink file
DESCRIPTION
The rm utility attempts to remove the non-direc-
tory type files specified on the command line. If
the permissions of the file do not permit writing,
and the standard input device is a terminal, the
user is prompted (on the standard error output)
for confirmation.
The options are as follows:
-d Attempt to remove directories as well
as other types of files.
-f Attempt to remove the files without
prompting for confirmation, regardless
For man, press space bar to continue the manual or q to quite.
Cheers.
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