prosecution
pronunciation
How to pronounce prosecution in British English:
UK [ˌprɒsɪˈkju:ʃn]
How to pronounce prosecution in American English:
US [ˌprɑsɪˈkjuʃn]
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- Noun:
- the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
- the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
- the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
Word Origin
- prosecution (n.)
- 1560s, "action of pursuing," from Middle French prosecution (late 13c.) and directly from Late Latin prosecutionem (nominative prosecutio) "a following," noun of action from past participle stem of prosequi (see prosecute). Meaning "legal action" is from 1630s.