[
UK
/pɹˌɒsɪkjˈuːʃən/
]
[ US /ˌpɹɑsəkˈjuʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌpɹɑsəkˈjuʃən/ ]
NOUN
- the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
- the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
- the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
How To Use prosecution In A Sentence
- The first exhibit was a knife which the prosecution claimed was the murder weapon.
- Advertisers pretending to be private individuals will be liable to prosecution.
- The prosecution has been given a week to decide whether to retry the case. Times, Sunday Times
- And since the Department of Public Prosecutions are so hot on prosecuting hatred and bigotry, let me point out an example to them.
- According to the prosecution, the officers manufactured an elaborate story.
- In it, Bradley said the prosecution's claim that Anthony had conducted extensive searches for the word "chloroform" had been based on inaccurate data. Casey Anthony Trial Witness John Bradley Backtracks After Blasting Prosecutors (VIDEO)
- The prosecution's task in a case is to establish a person's guilt beyond any reasonable doubt.
- These are not the sorts of cases where prosecutorial discretion naturally disfavors prosecution.
- The trial judge decided in favour of the prosecution for the reasons advanced by Mr Sheridan.
- Well, it would be in a whole new jurisprudence so far as the prosecution of Commonwealth offences were concerned in this country.
