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Definition of: prosecution
(pros′ə·ky′shən) noun
1. The act or process of prosecuting.
2. Law a The instituting and carrying forward of a judicial proceeding to obtain some right or to redress and punish some wrong, b The institution and continuance of a criminal proceeding, c The party instituting and conducting it.
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