1 [U,C] the process of trying to prove in a court of law that sb is guilty of a crime (= of prosecuting them); the process of being officially charged with a crime in a court of law:
Prosecution for a first minor offence rarely leads to imprisonment. * He threatened to bring a private prosecution against the doctor.
2 (the prosecution) [sing.+sing./pl.v.] a person or an organization that prosecutes sb in a court of law, together with the lawyers, etc:
He was a witness for the prosecution. * The prosecution has / have failed to prove its / their case. * defence and prosecution * a prosecution lawyer
3 [U] (formal) the act of making sth happen or continue
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