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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
prosecution
n 1: the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a
defendant for criminal behavior [syn: prosecution,
criminal prosecution] [ant: defence, defense,
demurrer, denial]
2: the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the
defendant [ant: defence, defense, defense lawyers,
defense team]
3: the continuance of something begun with a view to its
completion [syn: pursuance, prosecution]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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 prosecution of war.
[1913 Webster]
Keeping a sharp eye on her domestics . . . in
prosecution of their various duties. --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Law)
(a) 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.
(b) 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.
(c) The party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted.
--Blackstone. Burrill. Mozley & W.
[1913 Webster]
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3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
PROSECUTION, crim. law. The means adopted to bring a supposed offender to
justice and punishment by due course of law.
2. 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. Hawk. B. 2, c. 25, s. 3; Bac. Ab. Indictment, A 3.
3. The modes most usually employed to carry them on, are by indictment;
1 Chit. Cr. Law, 132; presentment of a grand jury; Ibid. 133; coroner's
inquest; Ibid. 134; and by an information. Vide Merl. Repert. mot
Accusation.
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Thesaurus Results for prosecution:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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