institution of prosecution

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• institution and prosecution of action — The filing or service of a proper complaint, declaration, or petition, the service of process, or obtaining the waiver of process, to bring the parties into court, and judicial inquiry according to the rules and practice of the court. Zanesville… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• institution of action — The commencement of an action at law or in equity. See institution and prosecution of action …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• prosecution — pros·e·cu·tion /ˌprä si kyü shən/ n 1: the act or process of prosecuting; esp: 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:… …   Law dictionary

• prosecution — n. 1 a the institution and carrying on of a criminal charge in a court. b the carrying on of legal proceedings against a person. c the prosecuting party in a court case (the prosecution denied this). 2 the act or an instance of prosecuting (met… …   Useful english dictionary

• institution — The commencement or inauguration of anything, as the commencement of an action. The first establishment of a law, rule, rite, etc. Any custom, system, organization, etc., firmly established. An elementary rule or principle. See also institute An… …   Black's law dictionary

• institution — The commencement or inauguration of anything, as the commencement of an action. The first establishment of a law, rule, rite, etc. Any custom, system, organization, etc., firmly established. An elementary rule or principle. See also institute An… …   Black's law dictionary

• prosecution — /pros i kyooh sheuhn/, n. 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,… …   Universalium

• prosecution — noun /ˌpɹɑ.səˈkju.ʃən/ a) The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor. The prosecution of the war fell to Winston Churchill. b) The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person. See Also: persecution, prosecute,… …   Wiktionary

• prosecution — /prɒsəˈkjuʃən/ (say prosuh kyoohshuhn) noun 1. Law a. the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person. b. (in a criminal trial) the side prosecuting, as opposed to the defence. 2. the following up of any matter in hand;… …  

• prosecution — noun Date: 1567 1. 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 2. the party by whom criminal proceedings …   New Collegiate Dictionary