PROSECUTION


Meaning of PROSECUTION in English

noun

1 trying to prove sb's guilt in court

ADJECTIVE

▪ criminal , federal ( AmE ), private ( BrE )

▪ successful

▪ possible

He faces possible ~.

VERB + PROSECUTION

▪ bring , initiate

▪ be liable to , face , risk

▪ avoid , escape

▪ lead to , result in

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ against

The police brought a ~ against the driver involved.

▪ ~ for

Prosecutions for water pollution more than doubled.

PHRASES

▪ immunity from ~

2 the prosecution lawyers trying to prove sb's guilt

PROSECUTION + VERB

▪ prove sth

▪ allege sth , claim sth , present sth

The ~ alleged that he murdered his wife.

▪ call sb

PROSECUTION + NOUN

▪ case , evidence

▪ counsel ( BrE ), lawyer , team , witness

▪ costs ( BrE )

PREPOSITION

▪ for the ~

a witness for the ~

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .