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- Dictionaryprosecution/ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃn/
noun
- 1. the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge: "the organizers are facing prosecution for noise nuisance"
- 2. the continuation of a course of action with a view to its completion: "the BBC's prosecution of its commercial ends"
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the act of officially accusing someone of committing an illegal act, esp. by bringing a case against that person in a court of law: [ U ] She was granted full immunity from prosecution by the state in return for her testimony.
The meaning of PROSECUTION is the act or process of prosecuting; specifically : the institution and continuance of a criminal suit involving the process of pursuing formal charges against an offender to final judgment. How to use prosecution in a sentence.
noun. 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 Compare defence.
noun. /ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃn/ /ˌprɑːsɪˈkjuːʃn/ [uncountable, countable] the process of trying to prove in court that somebody is guilty of a crime (= of prosecuting them); the process of being officially charged with a crime in court. Prosecution for a first minor offence rarely leads to imprisonment.
Prosecution is the action of charging someone with a crime and putting them on trial. Harding pleaded guilty to a charge of hindering the prosecution of the suspects. [ + of] 2. singular noun. The lawyers who try to prove that a person on trial is guilty are called the prosecution.
The entire process of trying to convict someone of a crime is known as the prosecution, and if convicted, you may face prosecution. Any words with the root prosecute are connected to trying to prove someone’s guilt.
PROSECUTION meaning: 1 : the act or process of holding a trial against a person who is accused of a crime to see if that person is guilty; 2 : the side of a legal case which argues that a person who is accused of a crime is guilty the lawyer or lawyers who prosecute someone in a court case often used before another noun
