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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Proctor was asked to read the texts aloud in court during the first trial, but in the second, the prosecution relied on others to read the offensive comments.
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Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
The defense submitted, and the judge denied, a similar motion after the prosecution rested its case in May.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 13 June 2025
The defense made the same request after the prosecution rested.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
Throughout the prosecution’s case, the Commonwealth played numerous clips taken from interviews Read provided news outlets and documentary film crews, using her own words to highlight inconsistencies in her account and refute the defense’s arguments.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
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Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
The defense submitted, and the judge denied, a similar motion after the prosecution rested its case in May.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 13 June 2025
The defense made the same request after the prosecution rested.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
Throughout the prosecution’s case, the Commonwealth played numerous clips taken from interviews Read provided news outlets and documentary film crews, using her own words to highlight inconsistencies in her account and refute the defense’s arguments.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the prosecution
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“The prosecution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20prosecution. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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