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   Pros·e·cu·tion

   /ˌpräsəˈkyo͞oSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge: "they lacked the funds to embark on private prosecutions"
   • ▪ the party instituting or conducting legal proceedings against someone in a lawsuit: "the main witness for the prosecution"
   • 2. the continuation of a course of action with a view to its completion: "the network's prosecution of its commercial ends"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in prosecution (sense 2)): from Old French, or from late Latin prosecutio(n-), from prosequi ‘pursue, accompany’ (see prosecute).

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