prosecution : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: prosecution	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for prosecution
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prosecution n the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior Synonym(s): prosecution, criminal prosecution Antonym(s): defence, defense, demurrer, denial the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant Antonym(s): defence, defense, defense lawyers, defense team the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion Synonym(s): pursuance, prosecution
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prosecution \Pros`ecu"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. Keeping a sharp eye on her domestics . . . in prosecution of their various duties. --Sir W. Scott. 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.