C2 [ C or U ] the act of prosecuting someone(被)起诉;(被)检举;诉讼
C2 the lawyers in a court case who represent the side that accuses someone of committing a crime控方律师,原告律师
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The prosecution has to establish his guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Her lawyer accused the prosecution of founding its case on insufficient evidence.
This afternoon the prosecution will call its star witness.
During the trial, the prosecution was accused of withholding crucial evidence from the defence.
The key witness for the prosecution was offered police protection after she received death threats.
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The loophole has allowed hundreds of drink-drivers to avoid prosecution.
Those kids were lucky, they only narrowly escaped prosecution.
[ U ] formal the act of taking part in a planned set of activities, especially a war把…进行到底,继续参与(尤指战争)
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