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

Gale's defense questioned the quality of the evidence and argued that the prosecution did not prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. —Riley Rourke, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026

Farber granted the prosecution’s request for remand and scheduled Hernandez’s next court date for July 22. —Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026

Lee’s trial testimony was the prosecution’s rebuttal. —Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026

In January, after reaching a plea deal with the prosecution, Price pleaded guilty to a charge of causing a death while fleeing police. —Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for the prosecution

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