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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Richins declined to testify at the trial, where the prosecution painted her as a killer set on taking her husband's money.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The defense, which will give its closing argument later Monday, is expected to contend that the prosecution's case is full of holes and leaves much to speculation.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Another key sticking point for each of the defense attorneys was a social media account the prosecution said went from an Antifa DFW account to a book club page, claiming it was changed as a disguise.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2026
However, the defense’s closing arguments called into question the reliability of the prosecution’s cooperating witness, Nathan Josiah Baumann, who was found close to the scene of the shooting and ultimately pleaded guilty last year.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The defense, which will give its closing argument later Monday, is expected to contend that the prosecution's case is full of holes and leaves much to speculation.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Another key sticking point for each of the defense attorneys was a social media account the prosecution said went from an Antifa DFW account to a book club page, claiming it was changed as a disguise.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2026
However, the defense’s closing arguments called into question the reliability of the prosecution’s cooperating witness, Nathan Josiah Baumann, who was found close to the scene of the shooting and ultimately pleaded guilty last year.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
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