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prosecution
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pros·e·cu·tion       [pros-i-kyoo-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Law.
a.the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person.
b.the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on.
2.the following up of something undertaken or begun, usually to its completion.
[Origin: 1555–65; < LL prōsecūtiōn- (s. of prōsecūtiō) a following up. See prosecute, -ion]
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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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pros·e·cu·tion       (prŏs'ĭ-kyōō'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act of prosecuting.
  2. The institution and conduct of a legal proceeding.
  3. See prosecuting attorney.

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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

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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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