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prosecution — pros·e·cu·tion /ˌprä si kyü shən/ n 1: the act or process of prosecuting; esp: the institution and carrying on of a criminal action involving the process of seeking formal charges against a person and pursuing those charges to final judgment 2:… … Law dictionary
Prosecution — Pros e*cu tion, n. [L. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prosecution — pros|e|cu|tion W3 [ˌprɔsıˈkju:ʃən US ˌpra: ] n 1.) [U and C] when a charge is made against someone for a crime, or when someone is judged for a crime in a court of law ▪ a criminal prosecution prosecution for ▪ Walters could face prosecution for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prosecution */ — UK [ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌprɑsɪˈkjuʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms prosecution : singular prosecution plural prosecutions 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the process or act of accusing someone of a crime and asking a court of law to judge them He could… … English dictionary
prosecution — pros|e|cu|tion [ ,prası kjuʃn ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount the process or act of accusing someone of a crime and asking a court of law to judge them: He could face prosecution over the incident. escape prosecution: She narrowly escaped… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prosecution — noun 1 (C, U) the process or act of bringing a charge against someone for a crime, or of being judged for a crime in a court of law: The evidence is not sufficient to bring a prosecution against him. | I want immunity from prosecution before I… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
prosecution — noun Date: 1567 1. the act or process of prosecuting; specifically the institution and continuance of a criminal suit involving the process of pursuing formal charges against an offender to final judgment 2. the party by whom criminal proceedings … New Collegiate Dictionary
Patent prosecution — describes the interaction between an applicant, or their representative, and a patent office with regard to a patent, or an application for a patent. Broadly, patent prosecution can be split into pre grant prosecution, which involves negotiation… … Wikipedia
Information (formal criminal charge) — Information is a formal criminal charge made without a grand jury indictment by a prosecutor in a document called an information.[1] The term is used in Canada[2] and various other common law jurisdictions, including a number of U.S. states. The… … Wikipedia
pendency of criminal prosecution — The status of a criminal prosecution from the time it is commenced by (1) the filing of a formal complaint of affidavit, (2) the return of an indictment or the filing of an information, (3) the issuance of a warrant to an officer for service, or… … Ballentine's law dictionary
