prosecution

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  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.

Konzepte

Betreibung

Forderung einer Strafe

öffentliche Klage

Weiterverfolgung

strafrechtliche Verfolgung

Anklageerhebung

Frequenz

C1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˌpɹɑ.səˈkju.ʃən/
Etymologie (Englisch)

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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