law The prosecution refers to the lawyers in a trial who try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime. face prosecution (for sth) The company faces prosecution for breaches of safety regulations. bring a prosecution against sb They decided to bring a private prosecution against the boy's alleged killers. More @Wikipedia
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