the prosecution
noun
: the side of a legal case which argues that a person who is accused of a crime is guilty : the lawyer or lawyers who prosecute someone in a court case
The prosecution called their first witness.
The defense told the jury that the prosecution had not proved its case.
—often used before another nounprosecution attorneys/lawyers
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The repository was in the process of being transferred to Europol, a European Union law enforcement agency, to assist law enforcement agencies inside and outside Ukraine in the prosecution of crimes.
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John Hudson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
During the last trial, the pair testified that O’Keefe could not have been struck by Read’s Lexus as the prosecution contends.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Talley noted one detective’s testimony about how far the casing from the gun’s projectile would go if it were fired the way the prosecution theorized.
—Hetty Chang, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
No further information from the defense expert disclosure is provided in the prosecution’s filing dated March 10 and any response from Kohberger’s lawyers has not been made public.
—Jean Casarez, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
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John Hudson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
During the last trial, the pair testified that O’Keefe could not have been struck by Read’s Lexus as the prosecution contends.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Talley noted one detective’s testimony about how far the casing from the gun’s projectile would go if it were fired the way the prosecution theorized.
—Hetty Chang, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
No further information from the defense expert disclosure is provided in the prosecution’s filing dated March 10 and any response from Kohberger’s lawyers has not been made public.
—Jean Casarez, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the prosecution
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“The prosecution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20prosecution. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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