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

The civil case, which includes a cross-complaint by the woman detailing the assault account that fueled the prosecution, was later put on hold while the criminal case moved forward. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

If the prosecution couldn’t prove that Parker was the shooter or the driver, Goetz said he must be acquitted. — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 6 July 2026

In April, the Superior Court dismissed the three citations Hubbard received in May 2025 when no park ranger or city attorney appeared for the prosecution, his lawsuit states. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

The man pleaded guilty, and even though his lawyer and the prosecution recommended probation, the judge in the case denied him that. — Carolyn Komatsoulis updated July 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2026

Rhymes for the prosecution

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