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prosecution

[pros-i-kyoo-shuhn]

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noun

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.

Origin:
1555–65; < Late Latin prōsecūtiōn- (stem of prōsecūtiō) a following up. See prosecute, -ion

Related forms

non·pros·e·cu·tion, noun

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Prosecution is always a great word to know.

So is fiction. Does it mean:

an allegation that a fact exists that is known not to exist, made by authority of law to bring a case within the operation of a rule of law

the subjecting of a person to a second trial or punishment for the same offense for which the person has already been tried or punished

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The prosecution may well try to have him answer to more.

Also, as a foreign woman, you may be vulnerable to prosecution for crimes that you had never imagined existing before.

But the lack does make the legal basis for prosecution kind of weak.

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The prosecution may well try to have him answer to more.

Also, as a foreign woman, you may be vulnerable to prosecution for crimes that you had never imagined existing before.

But the lack does make the legal basis for prosecution kind of weak.

After hearing evidence from the prosecution and the defense, juries decide the facts.

The ratings agencies were given immunity from prosecution.

He is one of several operators and marketers of internet gambling concerns facing federal prosecution.

After eight years, it is finally batter up for the prosecution.

Civil-liberties groups said he should have gone further and ordered the prosecution of officials who authorised torture.

Most judges are former prosecutors and almost always favor the prosecution.

Prosecution officials refused to comment on the report.

Intent is an element of the crime of murder that the prosecution must prove at trial.

He recently reoccupied his parliamentary seat-though some suggest this was largely an attempt to secure immunity from prosecution.

Also subsequent action by the prosecution service and the courts.

Fighting the lawlessness requires more police and prosecution skills which his govermenent did not have.

Close calls at the sentencing stage are always to be decided in favor of the prosecution.

With one day left before their preliminary hearing, the prosecution team was scrambling to pull together evidence to support its.

The courts will have to decide whether to delay the proceedings to allow for an inquest, an eventual private prosecution or both.

When the prosecution tried him a second time, the jury deadlocked again.

Drew is subject to investigation and prosecution on the right facts".

Refined poetry and ruthless legal prosecution have been brought together in the latest effort to stop spam.

Mohamed faces criminal prosecution for trumped-up charges, he says, that he attacked other students.

It remains hard for regulators to prepare money-laundering cases for criminal prosecution.

Some legal experts and civil libertarians decried the prosecution as an abuse of computer-crime laws.

But it also stipulates that improper behaviour that flouts local customs may lead to fines, prosecution or deportation.

The president's immunity from prosecution while he is in office evaporates when he steps down.

The prosecution treads on a gray area largely avoided by federal law enforcement until now.

The threats of prosecution and persecution have usually been enough to keep polygamists subdued.

More likely he would have avoided prosecution by giving up a bigger fish.

Ordinary citizens can help migrants without risking prosecution.

On the contrary: in some instances, important evidence leading to the prosecution of criminals may be scattered.

Politicians who chase civilians out of their homes will be liable for prosecution by their domestic courts.

Nothing wrong with that, but the prosecution says he was also getting information from a different source.

Scandals continued: an inquiry into the government's health scheme recommended the prosecution of two former ministers.

Second, prosecutors should reserve the criminal prosecution of service firms such as.

Both sides make a powerful case, but the points made by the prosecution apply mostly to a handful of high-profile cases.

The judges are going to jail, but the prison companies have so far avoided prosecution.

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prosecution (ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃən)

—n
1.	the act of prosecuting or the state of being prosecuted
2.	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.	Compare defence the lawyers acting for the Crown to put the case against a person
4.	the following up or carrying on of something begun, esp with a view to its accomplishment or completion

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