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• 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 — pros‧e‧cu‧tion [ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʆn ǁ ˌprɑː ] noun [countable, uncountable] LAW 1. the process or act of bringing a charge against someone for a crime, or of being judged for a crime in a court of law: • The evidence is now sufficient to bring a… …   Financial and business terms

• 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

• process — pro·cess / prä ˌses, prō / n 1: a continuous operation, art, or method esp. in manufacture whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process...may obtain a patent therefor U.S. Code 2 a: procedure (1) see also …   Law dictionary

• prosecution */ — UK [ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌprɑsɪˈkjuʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms prosecution : singular prosecution plural prosecutions 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the process or act of accusing someone of a crime and asking a court of law to judge them He could… …   English dictionary

• prosecution — pros|e|cu|tion [ ,prası kjuʃn ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount the process or act of accusing someone of a crime and asking a court of law to judge them: He could face prosecution over the incident. escape prosecution: She narrowly escaped… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prosecution — noun 1 (C, U) the process or act of bringing a charge against someone for a crime, or of being judged for a crime in a court of law: The evidence is not sufficient to bring a prosecution against him. | I want immunity from prosecution before I… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Prosecution of Offenders Act 1985 — The Prosecution of Offenders Act 1985 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Its main effects were to move the responsibility of prosecution of offenders from the police to the newly formed Crown Prosecution Service, [cite web… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• prosecution — Synonyms and related words: accusal, accusation, accusing, action, allegation, allegement, arraignment, bill of particulars, blame, bringing of charges, bringing to book, carrying out, case, cause, cause in court, charge, chase, complaint,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• prosecution — n. 1. Pursuit, undertaking. 2. Arraignment, bringing to trial. 3. Suit, legal process …   New dictionary of synonyms