(for prosecution)

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• 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 history estoppel — Prosecution history estoppel, also known as file wrapper estoppel, is a term used in United States patent law to indicate that a person who has filed a patent application, and then makes amendments to the application to accommodate the patent law …   Wikipedia

• 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

• reasonable ground for prosecution — See reasonable cause …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• prosecution — noun 1 trying to prove sb s guilt in court ADJECTIVE ▪ criminal, federal (AmE), private (BrE) ▪ successful ▪ possible ▪ He faces possible prosecution …   Collocations dictionary

• prosecution — pros|e|cu|tion W3 [ˌprɔsıˈkju:ʃən US ˌpra: ] n 1.) [U and C] when a charge is made against someone for a crime, or when someone is judged for a crime in a court of law ▪ a criminal prosecution prosecution for ▪ Walters could face prosecution for… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• prosecution — n. 1) to conduct a prosecution 2) to face prosecution 3) a vigorous prosecution 4) criminal prosecution 5) prosecution for 6) (misc.) subject to (criminal) prosecution * * * [ˌprɒsɪ kjuːʃ(ə)n] (misc.) subject to (criminal) prosecution a vigorous… …   Combinatory 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 — A criminal action; a proceeding instituted and carried on by due course of law, before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining the guilt or innocence of a person charged with crime. U. S. v. Reisinger, 128 U.S. 398, 9 S.Ct. 99, 32… …   Black's law dictionary

• 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