PROSECUTION


Meaning of PROSECUTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprä-si-ˈkyü-shən ]

noun

Date: 1567

1. : the act or process of prosecuting ; specifically : the institution and continuance of a criminal suit involving the process of pursuing formal charges against an offender to final judgment

2. : the party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted or conducted

3. obsolete : pursuit

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.