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

During a week-long trial, the prosecution showed jurors text messages and other digital evidence that showed Urick and his girlfriend, Tara King, forming a detailed plan to rob and murder Tammy. —Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025

Staples’ defense attorney, Laura Baker, also got an early start trying to poke holes in the prosecution. —Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025

From the off, Deza identifies any number of gaps and inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case against her client, and even evidence of a systemic conspiracy against her. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025

Castro noted that, based on what the prosecution told him in court, no evidence of motive or opportunity to commit the crime would be presented at trial. —Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for the prosecution

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