prosecution

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

poursuite

accusation

parquet

poursuites

procès

procureur

incrimination

inculpation

ministère public

poursuites judiciaires

mise en examen

ministère

mission

plainte

Synonymes

pursuance

indictment

lawsuit

charge

pursuit

accusation

suit

action

complaint

criminal prosecution

continuing

dispute

district attorney

errand

execution

law-suit

mission

missions

performance

persecution

proceedings

prosecutor

suing

trial

working-out

carrying out

implementation

bringing a suit against

filing a suit against

informing against

following up

mish

abidance

public prosecutor's office

accuser

arraignment

bill of indictment

case

chase

commission

contention

continuance

continuation

Traductions

processo

proceso

processo

Anklage

δίωξη

proseguimento

prosseguimento

accusa

continuazione

ποινική δίωξη

acusação

Klage

Betreibung

Verfolgung

Antrag

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌpɹɑ.səˈkju.ʃən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.