'Prosecution' definitions:
Definition of 'prosecution'
(from WordNet)
noun
The institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior [syn: prosecution, criminal prosecution] [ant: defence, defense, demurrer, denial]
noun
The lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant [ant: defence, defense, defense lawyers, defense team]
noun
The continuance of something begun with a view to its completion [syn: pursuance, prosecution]
Definition of 'Prosecution'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'prosecution'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accusal,
- accusation,
- accusing,
- action,
- allegation,
- allegement,
- arraignment,
- bill of particulars,
- blame,
- bringing of charges,
- bringing to book,
- carrying out,
- case,
- cause,
- cause in court,
- charge,
- chase,
- complaint,
- completion,
- count,
- delation,
- denouncement,
- denunciation,
- discharge,
- dogging,
- effectuation,
- enforcement,
- execution,
- follow,
- follow-up,
- following,
- fulfillment,
- hue and cry,
- hunting,
- impeachment,
- implication,
- imputation,
- indictment,
- information,
- innuendo,
- insinuation,
- judicial process,
- lawsuit,
- laying of charges,
- legal action,
- legal case,
- legal proceedings,
- legal process,
- legal remedy,
- litigation,
- observance,
- plaint,
- proceedings,
- pursuance,
- pursuing,
- pursuit,
- quest,
- reproach,
- searching,
- seeking,
- shadowing,
- stalking,
- suit,
- suit at law,
- taxing,
- tracking,
- tracking down,
- trailing,
- transaction,
- true bill,
- unspoken accusation,
- veiled accusation