the prosecution
noun
: the side of a legal case which argues that a person who is accused of a crime is guilty : the lawyer or lawyers who prosecute someone in a court case
The prosecution called their first witness.
The defense told the jury that the prosecution had not proved its case.
—often used before another nounprosecution attorneys/lawyers
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Relli will be back on the stand Monday for more questioning from the prosecution.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2025
The headphones were then removed from the phone at 10:32, Stacey Eldridge testified, presenting a possible challenge to the prosecution's timeline that they were killed around 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 13, according to FOX 59.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
In a court filing, the DOJ sought to voluntarily dismiss an appeal that aimed to revive the prosecution of Walt Nauta, Trump's valet, and Carlos De Oliveira, a Mar-a-Lago worker in Palm Beach, Florida.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Monday’s hearing was focused on several motions filed by Darien’s public defender, who called for the theft charge to be heard separately from the other charges in the case, and for certain evidence to be excluded from the trial, in part because of discovery violations by the prosecution.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2025
The headphones were then removed from the phone at 10:32, Stacey Eldridge testified, presenting a possible challenge to the prosecution's timeline that they were killed around 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 13, according to FOX 59.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
In a court filing, the DOJ sought to voluntarily dismiss an appeal that aimed to revive the prosecution of Walt Nauta, Trump's valet, and Carlos De Oliveira, a Mar-a-Lago worker in Palm Beach, Florida.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Monday’s hearing was focused on several motions filed by Darien’s public defender, who called for the theft charge to be heard separately from the other charges in the case, and for certain evidence to be excluded from the trial, in part because of discovery violations by the prosecution.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
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“The prosecution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20prosecution. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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