1) Accusation 2) Pursuit
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1) Action 2) Action at law 3) Criminal prosecution 4) French word used in English 5) Legal action
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n. 1) in criminal law, the government attorney charging and trying the case against a person accused of a crime. 2) a common term for the government's side in a criminal case, as in "the prosecution will present five witnesses" or "the prosecution rests" (has completed its case).
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• (n.) The party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted. • (n.) The act or process of prosecuting, or of endeavoring to gain or accomplish something; pursuit by efforts of body or mind; as, the prosecution of a scheme, plan, design, or undertaking; the prosecution of war. • (n.) The institution, or commencement, and continuance ...
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(from the article `crime`) In countries where the legal system follows the English common-law tradition, the function of prosecution is usually distinguished from that of ... Under the adversary system, each side is responsible for conducting its own investigation. In criminal proceedings, the prosecution represents the ... Private c...
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In law, the party instituting legal proceedings. In the UK, the prosecution of a criminal case is begun by bringing the accused (defendant) before a magistrate, either by warrant or summons, or by...
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The beginning or conduct of criminal proceedings against a person.
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The act of prosecuting ( charges leading to trial) the defendant(offender) in the criminal case in the court, by the government attorney to establish justice. Prosecution generally represents the government/state in the case.
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The beginning or conduct of criminal proceedings against a person.
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Pros`e·cu'tion noun [ Latin
prosecutio a following.]
1. The act or process of prosecuting, or of endeavoring to gain or accomplish something; pursuit by efforts of body or mind; as, the
prosecution of a scheme, plan, design, or undertaking; the
prosecution of war. « ...
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The means adopted to bring a supposed offender to justice and punishment by due course of law. Prosecutions are carried on in the name of the government, and have for their principal object the security and happiness of the people in general.The modes most usually employed to carry them on, are by indictment; presentment of a grand jury; coroner'.....
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[
n] - the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant 2. [n] - the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant
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prosecution 1. The institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior. 2. The lawyers acting for a state to put a legal case against a defendant. 3. The continuance, or following up, of something begun with a view to its completion.
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The institution or conduct of criminal proceedings against a person
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criminal prosecution noun the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
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In law, the party instituting legal proceedings. In the UK, the prosecution of a criminal case is begun by bringing the accused (defendant) before a magistrate, either by warrant or summons, or by arrest without warrant. Most criminal prosecutions are conducted by the Crown Prosecution Service, although other government departments may also prosecu...
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· the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person. · the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on.
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