| 单词 | prosecution |
| 释义 | prosecution (once / 563 pages) n You know the lawyers who try to make the jury believe the guy on trial for stealing the bananas actually stole the bananas? That team of lawyers is known as the prosecution. The entire process of trying to convict someone of a crime is known as the prosecution, and if convicted, you may face prosecution. Any words with the root prosecute are connected to trying to prove someone’s guilt. You might often hear about "the prosecution's case" — that's their evidence. Or you might hear about a "prosecution witness" — someone who is supposed to tell jury members something that will convince them of the defendant's guilt. WORD FAMILYprosecution: prosecutions+/prosecute: prosecuted, prosecutes, prosecuting, prosecution, prosecutor/prosecutor: prosecutors USAGE EXAMPLES“People are looking for a visible clampdown in China and results in terms of arrests and prosecutions.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) That case is part of an overall increase in prosecutions of officers in fatal shootings in the two years since Ferguson. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) “If this were a criminal case, ‘The Case Against Sugar’ would be the argument for the prosecution,” Taubes writes. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper criminal prosecution defence, defense, demurrer, denial a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him 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 action, action at law, legal 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 2n the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant Ant|Hyper defence, defense, defense lawyers, defense team the defendant and his legal advisors collectively accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection several things grouped together or considered as a whole 3n the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion Syn|Hyper pursuance continuance, continuation the act of continuing an activity without interruption |
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