prosecution
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
prosecutions
plural
prosecutions
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROSECUTION
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the act or process of holding a trial against a person who is accused of a crime to see if that person is guilty
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There has been an increase in prosecutions for gun-related crimes.
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The defendant is awaiting prosecution.
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the prosecution
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the side of a legal case which argues that a person who is accused of a crime is guilty
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the lawyer or lawyers who prosecute someone in a court case
— often used before another noun
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compare defense
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The prosecution called their first witness.
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The prosecution rests, Your Honor.
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The defense told the jury that the prosecution had not proved its case.
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prosecution attorneys/lawyers
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formal
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the act of doing or continuing to do something
— usually + of
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the prosecution of the war
