specifically: the institution and continuance of a criminal suit involving the process of pursuing formal charges against an offender to final judgment
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: the party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted or conducted
There has been an increase in prosecutions for gun-related crimes. The defendant is awaiting prosecution. The prosecution called their first witness.The prosecution rests, Your Honor. The defense told the jury that the prosecution had not proved its case.
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