Prosecution
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
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the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- criminal prosecutionpursuance
- plural
- Prosecutions
- possessive
- Prosecution's
- pluralpossessive
- Prosecutions'