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Prosecution

/ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃən/

The act of holding a trial against someone accused of a crime to determine guilt or innocence.

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Who's going to save you from prosecution?"The prosecution may take the witness."See if you can distinguish a just motive for this prosecution.

Originates from the Latin word "prosecutus," past participle of "prosequi" meaning to pursue, combined with the suffix -ion to form a noun.

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