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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
pros·e·cu·tion
[pros-i-kyoo-shuh
n] Pronunciation Key
[pros-i-kyoo-shuh
n] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Law.
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| 2. | the following up of something undertaken or begun, usually to its completion. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| pros·e·cut·ing attorney (prŏs'ĭ-kyōō'tĭng)
n. Abbr. PA or Pros. Atty. A lawyer empowered to prosecute cases on behalf of a government and its people. Also called prosecution, prosecutor. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| pros·e·cu·tion
(prŏs'ĭ-kyōō'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.
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| prosecution | |
noun | |
| 1. | the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior [ant: defence] |
| 2. | the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant [ant: defence] |
| 3. | the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion [syn: pursuance] |
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: pros·e·cu·tion
Pronunciation: "prä-si-'kyü-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of prosecuting; especially : the institution and carrying on of a criminal action involving the process of seeking formal charges against a person and pursuing those charges to final judgment
2 : the party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted or conducted —compare DEFENSE 3, PLAINTIFF
Main Entry: pros·e·cu·tion
Pronunciation: "prä-si-'kyü-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of prosecuting; especially : the institution and carrying on of a criminal action involving the process of seeking formal charges against a person and pursuing those charges to final judgment
2 : the party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted or conducted —compare DEFENSE 3, PLAINTIFF
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Prosecution
Pros`e*cu"tion\, n. [L. prosecutio a following.]1. The act or process of prosecuting, or of endeavoring to gain or accomplish something; pursuit by efforts of body or mind; as, the prosecution of a scheme, plan, design, or undertaking; the prosecution of war. Keeping a sharp eye on her domestics . . . in prosecution of their various duties. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Law) (a) The institution and carrying on of a suit in a court of law or equity, to obtain some right, or to redress and punish some wrong; the carrying on of a judicial proceeding in behalf of a complaining party, as distinguished from defense. (b) The institution, or commencement, and continuance of a criminal suit; the process of exhibiting formal charges against an offender before a legal tribunal, and pursuing them to final judgment on behalf of the state or government, as by indictment or information. (c) The party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted. --Blackstone. Burrill. Mozley & W.
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