prosecution

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The prosecuting party.
  4. (countable, uncountable) In many countries, a legal body and institution, usually part of the state apparatus, empowered to perform prosecution. Prosecutor's Office. See Prosecutor.

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˌpɹɑ.səˈkju.ʃən/
Etimologia (Anglès)

Equivalent to prosecute + -ion, from Middle French prosecution, from Late Latin prōsecutio, from Latin prōsequor (“follow, pursue”), from pro- (“onward”) + sequor (“follow”) (English sequel). Compare persecution, and see more at prosecute.

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