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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Always a long shot at best by Morrissey, the prosecution’s desire to see Baldwin back in court was rejected for not really bringing anything new to the matter, and taking too long to file the correct documents.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer rejected the prosecution’s claim that the evidence was immaterial to the defense.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
Trump contends the prosecution amounted to retaliation by a Democratic prosecutor, Fulton County Dist.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
On a gray day in February, the defendants went on trial in Manhattan, and the prosecution began by depicting Horowitz as a master of deception.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer rejected the prosecution’s claim that the evidence was immaterial to the defense.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
Trump contends the prosecution amounted to retaliation by a Democratic prosecutor, Fulton County Dist.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
On a gray day in February, the defendants went on trial in Manhattan, and the prosecution began by depicting Horowitz as a master of deception.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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 5 Nov. 2024.
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