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10 Language-to-English DictionariesProsecution
/ˌprɒs.ɪˈkjuː.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of conducting legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge.
"The prosecution presented compelling evidence against the defendant." - 2
The legal party responsible for initiating and conducting a case against a defendant in a court of law.
"The prosecution argued that the defendant had motive and opportunity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin prosecutionem, meaning 'a following up', stemming from the verb prosecutus, past participle of prosequi (to follow after, pursue). It entered Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, initially retaining a broad sense of pursuing a course of action before narrowing legally to criminal proceedings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prosecution" is said worldwide
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Poursuite
Transliteration: pur-sweet
"La poursuite a présenté des preuves convaincantes contre l'accusé."
Anklage
Transliteration: ahn-klah-ge
"Die Anklage hat überzeugende Beweise gegen den Angeklagten vorgelegt."
Accusa
Transliteration: ahk-koo-zah
"L'accusa ha presentato prove convincenti contro l'imputato."
Persecución
Transliteration: per-seh-koo-syon
"La persecución presentó pruebas convincentes contra el acusado."
Processo
Transliteration: pro-seh-so
"O processo apresentou provas convincentes contra o réu."
अभियोजन
Transliteration: abhiyojan
"अभियोजन ने प्रतिवादी के खिलाफ ठोस सबूत प्रस्तुत किए।"
起诉
Transliteration: qǐsù
"检方提出了对被告的有力证据。"
기소
Transliteration: giso
"검찰은 피고에 대한 강력한 증거를 제시했습니다."
起訴
Transliteration: kiso
"検察は被告に対する説得力のある証拠を提示しました。"
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