Definitions For Prosecution

noun

• The continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
• The institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
• The lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
• The act or process of holding a trial against a person who is accused of a crime to see if that person is guilty
• The side of a legal case which argues that a person who is accused of a crime is guilty : the lawyer or lawyers who prosecute someone in a court case
• The act of doing or continuing to do something