英语词汇“prosecution”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

prosecutionnoun

uk/ˌprɒs.ɪˈkjuː.ʃən/us/ˌprɑː.səˈkjuː.ʃən/

prosecution noun (LEGAL)

C2 [ C or U ] the act of prosecuting someone:

A number of the cases have resulted in successful prosecution.

Doctors guilty of neglect are liable to prosecution.

the prosecution [ S, + sing/pl verb ]

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The prosecution has to establish his guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Her lawyer accused the prosecution of founding its case on insufficient evidence.
This afternoon the prosecution will call its star witness.
During the trial, the prosecution was accused of withholding crucial evidence from the defence.
The key witness for the prosecution was offered police protection after she received death threats.

C2 the lawyers in a court case who represent the side that accuses someone of committing a crime:

His plea of guilty to manslaughter was not accepted by the prosecution.

The prosecution alleged that he lured the officer to his death by making an emergency call.

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The loophole has allowed hundreds of drink-drivers to avoid prosecution.
Those kids were lucky, they only narrowly escaped prosecution.

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Taking legal action

appear
appear for sb
bring
civil action
class action
complainant
court
double jeopardy
indict
indictment
law
legal
make legal history idiom
petitioner
plaintiff
prefer
proceed
proceed against sb
serve
summons

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Lawyers & legal officials

prosecution noun (ACTIVITIES)

[ U ] formal the act of taking part in a planned set of activities, especially a war

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Continue & last

(it's) business as usual idiom
bash on
carry (sth) on
cease
cont
contd
drag
keep at sth
keep on doing sth
keep on trucking idiom
keep sb at it idiom
nine
push
run over (sth)
see sth out
segue
soldier on
spill
stick
string

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单词	prosecution
释义	Contents noun (2) prosecution (LEGAL) prosecution (ACTIVITIES) Contents noun (2) prosecution (1) prosecution (2) English American Business prosecutionnoun uk/ˌprɒs.ɪˈkjuː.ʃən/us/ˌprɑː.səˈkjuː.ʃən/ prosecution noun (LEGAL) C2 [ C or U ] the act of prosecuting someone: A number of the cases have resulted in successful prosecution. Doctors guilty of neglect are liable to prosecution. the prosecution [ S, + sing/pl verb ] More examples The prosecution has to establish his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Her lawyer accused the prosecution of founding its case on insufficient evidence. This afternoon the prosecution will call its star witness. During the trial, the prosecution was accused of withholding crucial evidence from the defence. The key witness for the prosecution was offered police protection after she received death threats. C2 the lawyers in a court case who represent the side that accuses someone of committing a crime: His plea of guilty to manslaughter was not accepted by the prosecution. The prosecution alleged that he lured the officer to his death by making an emergency call. More examples The loophole has allowed hundreds of drink-drivers to avoid prosecution. Those kids were lucky, they only narrowly escaped prosecution. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Taking legal action appear appear for sb bring civil action class action complainant court double jeopardy indict indictment law legal make legal history idiom petitioner plaintiff prefer proceed proceed against sb serve summons See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Lawyers & legal officials prosecution noun (ACTIVITIES) [ U ] formal the act of taking part in a planned set of activities, especially a war Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Continue & last (it's) business as usual idiom bash on *carry (sth)* on cease cont contd drag** keep at sth keep on doing sth keep on trucking idiom keep sb at it idiom nine push run over (sth) *see sth* out segue soldier on spill stick string See more results » prosecutionnoun [ C/U ] us/ˌprɑs·ɪˈkju·ʃən/ the act of officially accusing someone of committing an illegal act, esp. by bringing a case against that person in a court of law: [ U ] She was granted full immunity from prosecution by the state in return for her testimony. law The prosecution refers to the lawyers in a trial who try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime. prosecutionnoun uk/ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃən/usLAW [ C or U ] the process of officially accusing someone in a court of law of committing a crime: face prosecution (for sth) The company faces prosecution for breaches of safety regulations. bring a prosecution against sb They decided to bring a private prosecution against the boy's alleged killers. [ S ] also the prosecution the lawyers who try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty: The prosecution claims that the company tried to mislead investigators by lying under oath. Compare** defence
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prosecutionnoun

prosecution noun (LEGAL)

prosecution noun (ACTIVITIES)

prosecutionnoun [ C/U ]

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