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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pros•e•cu•tion /ˌprɑsɪˈkyuʃən/USA pronunciation n. - the act of beginning or conducting legal proceedings against a person: [uncountable]The store will seek prosecution of any shoplifter.[countable]prosecutions for wrongdoing.
the party conducting legal proceedings against a person:[uncountable* usually: the + ~]The prosecution contends that the defendant is guilty. the act of following up or carrying forward some action to its completion:[uncountable]the prosecution of a war. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pros•e•cu•tion (pros′i kyo̅o̅′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Law
- the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person.
- the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on.
- the following up of something undertaken or begun, usually to its completion.
- Late Latin prōsecūtiōn- (stem of prōsecūtiō) a following up. See prosecute, -ion
- 1555–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prosecution /ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃən/ n - the act of prosecuting or the state of being prosecuted
- the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a person
- the proceedings brought in the name of the Crown to put an accused on trial
- the lawyers acting for the Crown to put the case against a person
- the following up or carrying on of something begun, esp with a view to its accomplishment or completion
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