Prosecution synonyms and antonyms

prŏs'ĭ-kyo͝o'shən

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accuser (related)
One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
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discharge
That which discharges, as a legal order for release, a certificate of dismissal from military service, etc.
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pursuit
The act of striving to gain or accomplish something:
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lawyer (related)
The definition of a lawyer is someone who gives legal advice and represents people in legal matters.
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performance (related)
The way in which someone or something functions:
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effectuation
An act of effectuating.
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execution
(Law) The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.
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prosecutor (related)
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enforcement (related)
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do (related)
(Chiefly Brit., Informal) A party or social event
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government
In criminal cases, the prosecution is occasionally referred to as the government.
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achievement (related)
A thing achieved, esp. by skill, work, courage, etc.; feat
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pursuance
A carrying out or putting into effect; prosecution.
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prosecuting agent
The prosecuting party in a criminal action
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prosecuting attorney
A public officer empowered to pursue cases against criminal defendants.
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state's attorney
A lawyer appointed or elected to prepare cases for a U.S. state and represent it in court
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district attorney
A public officer who prosecutes cases, especially criminal cases, on behalf of a state, usually within a defined locale or district.
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defense (antonym)
Government policy or structure related to the military.
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the-prosecution (related)
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criminal (related)
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the-courts (related)
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legal proceedings (related)
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cps (related)
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litigation (related)
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prosecute (related)
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criminal prosecution
the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
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da
Hair at the back of a person's head, styled resembling the rear of a duck. (See drawing at ducktail.)
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defendant (related)
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offence (related)
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state
A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
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undertaking
The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business.
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manslaughter (related)
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Prosecution Sentence Examples

  • This prosecution finally discredited the new society.

  • In 1830 the public began to be aroused to a serious prosecution of the main issue.

  • Owing to the numbers and activity of its institutions, both native and foreign, for the prosecution of research and the encouragement of classical studies, Athens has become Scientific once more an international seat of learning.

  • The protection of naturalized citizens who, on return to their native land, were subject to prosecution on charges of disloyalty, enlisted his active interest and support, and the agitation, in which he was conspicuous, led to the treaty of 1870 between the United States and Great Britain, which placed adopted and native citizens on the same footing.

  • Meanwhile the opposition parties openly allied themselves with the Yugoslav Club in Austria, which agitated for complete national unity, but saved itself from prosecution by occasional references to the dynasty and absolute silence regarding Serbia.

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