prosecūˈtion noun

1. The act of prosecuting in any sense
2. The prosecuting party in legal proceedings

prosˈecūtor noun

1. Someone who prosecutes or pursues any plan or business
2. Someone who carries on a civil or criminal suit

prosecutorial /pros-i-kū-tōˈri-el or -töˈri-əl/ or prosecūˈtory adjective

prosˈecūtrix noun (pl prosˈecūtrixes or prosecutrices /pros-i-kū-trīˈsēz or pros-i-kūˈtri-sēz/)

A female prosecutor

director of public prosecutions or public prosecutor

A person appointed to conduct criminal prosecutions in the public interest (in the USA, prosecuting attorney or district attorney)