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prosecution definition

pros·ecu·tion (präs′ə kyo̵̅o̅′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a prosecuting, or following up
    1. the conducting of criminal proceedings in court against a person
    2. the conducting of any lawsuit
  3. the State as the party that institutes and carries on criminal proceedings in court

Etymology: ML prosecutio < LL, a following < L prosecutus: see prosecute

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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