HOW TO PRONOUNCE
prosecution
/ˌpɹɑ.sɪˈkju.ʃən/
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What does prosecution mean?
noun
- The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.
- The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person.
- The prosecuting party.
More meanings (1)
noun
- In many countries, a legal body and institution, usually part of the state apparatus, empowered to perform prosecution. Prosecutor's Office. See Prosecutor.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌpɹɑ.sɪˈkju.ʃən/
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"According to the prosecution," said the judge, "you left the room in order to avoid drinking your share of the wine."
The Americans have therefore divided the offices of inspection and of prosecution, as well as all the other functions of the administration.
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The 'system' of the prosecution, on the other hand, was to snatch at anything likely to appear as evidence against the two accused.
The idea of time-lapse assumes the probability that after the passage of a certain time punishment becomes illusory, and prosecution uncertain and difficult.
So constant and unremitted is our forced application, that our minds are dwarfed for everything except the prosecution of the one universal pursuit.