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

Noun

1. the act of bringing criminal charges against someone

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

3. the lawyers acting for the Crown to put the case against a person

4. the carrying out of something begun

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

Translations

prosecution [prɔsɪˈkjuːʃən] n → proceso, causa (= accusing side); acusación f

prosecution [prɔsɪˈkjuːʃən] prosecute n → poursuites fpl judiciaires (= accusing side) (in criminal case) → accusation f: (in civil case) → la partie plaignante

prosecution [prɔsɪˈkjuːʃən] prosecute n (Law) (action) → strafrechtliche Verfolgung f: (accusing side) → Anklage(vertretung) f

prosecution [prɔsɪˈkjuːʃən] n (LAW) → azione f giudiziaria (= accusing side); accusa