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Prosecution

nounid 105073·updated May 18, 2026
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the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
criminal prosecutionpursuance
plural
Prosecutions
possessive
Prosecution's
pluralpossessive
Prosecutions'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
§2
the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
§3
the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
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