- (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 of a criminal suit; the process of exhibiting formal charges against an offender before a legal tribunal, and pursuing them to final judgment on behalf of the state or government, as by indictment or information.
- (n.) The institution and carrying on of a suit in a court of law or equity, to obtain some right or to redress and punish some wrong; the carrying on of a judicial proceeding in behalf of a complaining party, as distinguished from defense.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "prosecution" http://smartdefine.org/prosecution/definitions/2050061 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "prosecution" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/prosecution/definitions/2050061> |