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pros·e·cu·tion
(prŏs′ĭ-kyo͞o′shən)n.
1. The act of prosecuting.
2. The institution and conduct of a legal proceeding: risked prosecution by breaking the law.
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 defence6
4. the following up or carrying on of something begun, esp with a view to its accomplishment or completion
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pros•e•cu•tion
(ˌprɒs ɪˈkyu ʃən)n.
1.
a. the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person.
b. the officials who institute and conduct such proceedings.
2. the following up of something undertaken or begun, usu. to its completion.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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" |
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 continuance, continuation - the act of continuing an activity without interruption |
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prosecution
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prosecution
nounThe act of beginning and carrying through to completion:
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Translations
المُدَّعي، مُحامي الإدِّعاءمُقاضاه
obžalobažalobce
anklagemyndighedanklagersagsanlæg
bûnvádi eljárás
málsóknsækjandi
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
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
in the prosecution of his duty → en el cumplimiento de su deber
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
prosecution
[ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃən] n
(= legal action) → poursuites fpl judiciaires
the prosecution of sb → des poursuites judiciaires contre qn
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 caseprosecution case n → réquisitoire m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
prosecution
[ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃ/ən] n (Law) (act, proceedings) → azione f giudiziaria; (accusing side) → accusawitness for the prosecution → testimone per l'accusa
the prosecution → il pubblico ministero
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
prosecute
(ˈprosikjuːt) verb to bring a legal action against. He was prosecuted for theft.
ˌproseˈcution noun1. (an) act of prosecuting or process of being prosecuted. He faces prosecution for drunken driving; There are numerous prosecutions for this offence every year.
2. the person/people bringing a legal action, including the lawyer(s) representing them. First the prosecution stated its case, then the defence.
prosecutor noun The civil servant who brings legal action.
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