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the prosecution the prosecution [S, + sing/pl verb] UK2 C2 the lawyers in a trial who try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime: » His plea of guilty to manslaughter was not accepted by the prosecution.» The prosecution alleged that he lured the officer to his death by making an emergency call.Thesaurus+: ↑Lawyers and legal officialsMain Entry: ↑prosecution
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