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

Text messages suggested d4vd had manipulated Celeste, even after their breakup in November 2024, the prosecution wrote. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

In December, a judge said the case could not go to trial because of various legal and procedural irregularities tied to the prosecution. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026

Holes opened in the prosecution case and Smith’s defense got stronger. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

The documentary also presents a new analysis of tidal patterns in the San Francisco Bay, which may dispute the prosecution’s theories about where Laci’s body was dumped. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026

Rhymes for the prosecution

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