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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And one of Smith’s prosecutors indicated the Justice Department would find the money from its own budget to fund the prosecution.
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David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2024
Another wanted to provide the prosecution in the election interference case against Trump a little more leeway.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
The case was investigated by the Detroit Police Department and the Violent Crimes Task Force, Department of Attorney General conducted the prosecution at trial, and on Friday, a Wayne Circuit Court jury convicted Long on all counts.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2024
Smith was appointed in November 2022 by Attorney General Merrick Garland, a Biden appointee, but that is not proof that Biden was involved in the prosecution effort, much less that Biden personally ordered the indictments.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
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David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2024
Another wanted to provide the prosecution in the election interference case against Trump a little more leeway.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
The case was investigated by the Detroit Police Department and the Violent Crimes Task Force, Department of Attorney General conducted the prosecution at trial, and on Friday, a Wayne Circuit Court jury convicted Long on all counts.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2024
Smith was appointed in November 2022 by Attorney General Merrick Garland, a Biden appointee, but that is not proof that Biden was involved in the prosecution effort, much less that Biden personally ordered the indictments.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
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“The prosecution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20prosecution. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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