prosecution
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5.1
- noun
- /ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃən/
- Specialized
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- "It's the right of the prosecution to ask for this," he said, his voice very low.
- prosecution team
- defense and prosecution
- prosecution's case
It's just the prosecution that presents their case.
- It's just the prosecution that presents their case.
- Every acquittal will bring an appeal by the prosecution, extending the time of uncertainty.
- The barristers, prosecution and defence are there to direct to the jury.
- And the prosecution apparently was going to speak with Maurice Freeland.
- So that could be troublesome for the prosecution.
- Slam dunk prosecution cases often don't go to trial, and whatever weaknesses the prosecution may have had, the defense had vastly more.
- The next crime being charged by the prosecution is criminal hypocrisy.
- Yeah, this is the Crown Prosecution Service as the discretion of what prosecutes.
- And the prosecution, the prosecution was leaking stuff to the media from the gecko.
- Yeah, there was what started operation the people, Kier Starmer, who was the head of the public prosecutions.
- Show up, stand, prosecution gets asked, they call your matter and then your, your, your lawyer says something.
- Given that if you are removed from the prosecution, it could delay this trial until after the election, how good was this sex?
- So anyway, when I got remanded, Malcolm got out the recording of the prosecution saying all three grassed me up.
Examples
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Your Honour, the prosecution would like to call Ralph Ferguson to the stand.
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The prosecution calls Anthony Compagna to the stand.
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I would have the prosecution rest, Sir.
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So the prosecution had that evidence, Yes.
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Do you know who else the prosecution has called?
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Now, what has the prosecution to offer against this?
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It's just the prosecution that presents their case.
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The prosecution presented no witnesses.
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U.S. District Judge Henry Morgan threw out the case as soon as the prosecution completed its presentation.
Academic text (1999) -
The prosecution presented compelling evidence to support their case against the defendant.
Synonyms
789
4.6
A lawyer who represents the government and brings charges against someone accused of a crime
153
4.2
A lawyer who brings criminal charges for the government in a local area
28
6.8
A government lawyer who brings criminal charges for the state
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5.5
A lawyer who brings criminal cases in court for the state government
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5.9
A government lawyer who tries to prove someone committed a crime in court
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4.1
A government official who brings criminal charges in court for the state
A government lawyer who tries to prove someone committed a crime in court
A person a court chooses to sue for someone who cannot act for themselves
Antonyms
Compounds
20
6.5
A case in which the government takes someone to court to decide if they are guilty of a crime
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prosecution comes from the Latin parts pro- 'forward' and sequi 'to follow', so it originally meant 'following through', like in sequel which follows a story. That's why the prosecution is the legal team that follows a case and pushes charges forward in court.