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

Entering week four of the trial, more than 70 witnesses have been called by the prosecution. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Through his questioning of the prosecution’s witnesses, Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, has sought to portray her as a caring mother who suffered from extreme mental illness and was not properly treated by her medical providers. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

One of the prosecution’s star witnesses was a young vice squad sergeant named Sherman Block, later to become the four-term sheriff of Los Angeles County. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Davis’s defense is led by Michael Sanft, who took the case pro bono, and the prosecution is led by DiGiacomo. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 16 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the prosecution

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