prosecution
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
prosecution/prɒsɪˈkjuːʃn/
▶noun
- 1 the prosecuting of someone in respect of a criminal charge.
■ (the prosecution) [treated as sing. or pl.] the party prosecuting someone in a lawsuit.
- 2 the continuation of a course of action with a view to its completion.
'prosecution' also found in these Oxford entries:
CPS
- double jeopardy
- entrap
- juvenile
- nolo contendere
- Queen's evidence
- rest
- state's evidence
- state trial
- true bill
- verbal
