prosecution

pros·e·cu·tion  (prs-kyshn)

n.

1. The act of prosecuting.

2. The institution and conduct of a legal proceeding.

3. See prosecuting attorney.

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prosecution [ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃən]

n

1. the act of prosecuting or the state of being prosecuted

2. (Law)

a.  the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a person

b.  the proceedings brought in the name of the Crown to put an accused on trial

3. (Law) the lawyers acting for the Crown to put the case against a person Compare defence [6]

4. the following up or carrying on of something begun, esp with a view to its accomplishment or completion

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prosecution - the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior criminal prosecution action at law, legal action, action - a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong trial - (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial" double jeopardy - the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" demurrer, denial, defence, defense - a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
	2.	prosecution - the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole defense lawyers, defense team, defence, defense - the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"
	3.	prosecution - the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion pursuance continuance, continuation - the act of continuing an activity without interruption

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prosecution

noun trial, trying the prosecution of those responsible

Translations

prosecution [ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃən]

A. N

1. (Jur) (= act, proceedings) → proceso m, juicio m; (in court) (= case, side) → acusación f
counsel for the prosecution → fiscal mf
to bring or start a prosecution against sb → entablar juicio or una acción judicial contra algn

2. (frm) (= furtherance) → prosecución f
in the prosecution of his duty → en el cumplimiento de su deber

B. CPD prosecution witness N → testigo mf de cargo

prosecution [ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃ^ən]

n

(= legal action) → poursuites fpl judiciaires
the prosecution of sb → des poursuites judiciaires contre qn

(= prosecuting lawyers) the prosecution → le ministère public

modif [counsel, lawyer,] → du ministère publique; [witness] → à charge prosecution case
prosecution case n → réquisitoire m

prosecution

n

(Jur: = act of prosecuting) → strafrechtliche Verfolgung; (in court: = case, side) → Anklage f → (for wegen); (the) counsel for the prosecution → die Anklage(vertretung), der Vertreter/die Vertreterin der Anklage; witness for the prosecution → Zeuge m → /Zeugin f → der Anklage, Belastungszeuge m → /-zeugin f

(form: = carrying on) (of inquiry, campaign etc) → Durchführung f; (of claim) → Weiterverfolgung f

prosecution [ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃ/ən] n (Law) (act, proceedings) → azione f giudiziaria; (accusing side) → accusa
witness for the prosecution → testimone per l'accusa
the prosecution → il pubblico ministero

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prosecution [ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃ/ən] n (Law) (act, proceedings) → azione f giudiziaria; (accusing side) → accusa
witness for the prosecution → testimone per l'accusa
the prosecution → il pubblico ministero