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 ~