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1
the
act
of prosecuting someone:
Examples:
A
number
of the
cases
have
resulted
in
successful
prosecution.
Doctors
guilty
of
neglect
are
liable
to prosecution.
2
the
lawyers
in a
court
case
who
represent
the side that
accuses
someone of
committing
a
crime
:
Examples:
His
plea
of
guilty
to
manslaughter
was not
accepted
by the prosecution.
The prosecution
alleged
that he
lured
the
officer
to his
death
by making an
emergency
call.
3
the
act
of taking part in a
planned
set of
activities
,
especially
a
war
4
the
act
of
officially
accusing
someone of
committing
an
illegal
act
,
esp
. by
bringing
a
case
against that person in a
court
of
law
:
Examples:
[
U
] She was
granted
full
immunity
from prosecution by the
state
in
return
for her
testimony
.
5
law
The prosecution
refers
to the
lawyers
in a
trial
who try to
prove
that a person
accused
of
committing
a
crime
is
guilty
of that
crime
.
6
the
process
of
officially
accusing
someone in a
court
of
law
of
committing
a
crime
:
Examples:
face prosecution (for sth) The
company
faces
prosecution for
breaches
of
safety
regulations
.
bring a prosecution against sb They
decided
to bring a
private
prosecution against the boy's
alleged
killers
.
7
the
lawyers
who try to
prove
that a person
accused
of
committing
a
crime
is
guilty
:
Examples:
The prosecution
claims
that the
company
tried to
mislead
investigators
by
lying
under
oath
.
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