prosecution: Meaning and Definition of

pros•e•cu•tion

Pronunciation: (pros"i-ky'shun), [key]
— n.
    1. the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person.
    2. the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on.
  1. the following up of something undertaken or begun, usually to its completion.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also: