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 noun

prosecution attorneys/lawyers

Examples of the prosecution in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But his attorney, Haney, said the prosecution’s entire case seems focused on his client’s despair rather than the cause of the fire or proof that Rinderknecht was the person who set it. —James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

The defense challenged that interpretation, focusing on legal questions surrounding the status of the unborn child and whether kidnapping could be applied in the manner the prosecution argued. —Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 12 June 2026

Rachel Jeantel was on the phone with Martin before his death and, so, was a key witness for the prosecution. —Carol Rose Little, The Conversation, 12 June 2026

Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani commented on today's opening statements and said the harder part for the prosecution will be proving that Rinderknecht caused the Palisades Fire. —Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 11 June 2026

Rhymes for the prosecution

• antipollution
• circumlocution
• coevolution
• deconvolution
• electrocution
• irresolution
• maldistribution
• reconstitution
• redistribution
• ablution
• aleutian
• confucian