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 nounprosecution attorneys/lawyers
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This comes after the jury pool was narrowed to 45 candidates across three days of intense questioning from the prosecution, defense and Judge Arun Subramanian.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 May 2025
The text chain also works for the prosecution by exposing Read’s dissatisfaction with her relationship.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
Ventura is expected to be the prosecution's star witness.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 9 May 2025
Jurors sided with the prosecution after just over an hour of deliberation.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 May 2025
The text chain also works for the prosecution by exposing Read’s dissatisfaction with her relationship.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
Ventura is expected to be the prosecution's star witness.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 9 May 2025
Jurors sided with the prosecution after just over an hour of deliberation.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the prosecution
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“The prosecution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20prosecution. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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