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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Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson and the rest of the prosecution team say there is nothing unconstitutional about the use of IGG, noting that Kohberger's relatives voluntarily provided their own DNA to a genetic genealogy service.
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CBS News, 23 Jan. 2025
And, in what would prove most damaging to the prosecution if accepted by the judge, the defense is seeking to block use of their client’s genetic information in the case.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2025
The Justice Department under Biden cast the prosecution effort as a vital check on the kind of political violence that was on display that day.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The New York Times reported that in 2018, Trump asked White House counsel Donald F. McGahn II about ordering the prosecution of Clinton and former FBI director James Comey.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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CBS News, 23 Jan. 2025
And, in what would prove most damaging to the prosecution if accepted by the judge, the defense is seeking to block use of their client’s genetic information in the case.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2025
The Justice Department under Biden cast the prosecution effort as a vital check on the kind of political violence that was on display that day.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The New York Times reported that in 2018, Trump asked White House counsel Donald F. McGahn II about ordering the prosecution of Clinton and former FBI director James Comey.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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“The prosecution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20prosecution. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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