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noun

prosecution

the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior

In a sentence

Six example sentences with prosecution, each labelled with its topic.

  • The prosecution called only two witnesses, betting that the bank's own records would carry the whole argument.

    Law

  • The prosecution of the railway fraud lasted six years and filled eleven volumes now held in the state archive.

    History

  • Auditors warned the board that concealing the shortfall invited prosecution rather than the quiet settlement they had imagined.

    Business

  • The prosecution argued the fund manager had faked returns for six years, and showed jurors the two sets of books.

    Finance

  • Opposition leaders demanded the prosecution of the minister, while his allies called the charges a political stunt.

    Politics

  • The courtroom drama turns when the prosecution's key witness admits on the stand that she never saw the car.

    Movies

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