prosecution.
The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.
Meaning & usage
The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.
The prosecution of the war fell to Winston Churchill.
Many apartheid perpetrators escaped prosecution for their persecution of black Africans and political dissidents.
The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person.
The prosecuting party.
In many countries, a legal body and institution, usually part of the state apparatus, empowered to perform prosecution. Prosecutor's Office. See Prosecutor.
Backed by public outrage, the prosecution requested the death penalty to be imposed on the murderer.
Where this word comes from
Equivalent to prosecute + -ion, from Middle French prosecution, from Late Latin prōsecutio, from Latin prōsequor (“follow, pursue”), from pro- (“onward”) + sequor (“follow”) (English sequel). Compare persecution, and see more at prosecute.
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