the prosecution

noun

: the side of a legal case which argues that a person who is accused of a crime is guilty : the lawyer or lawyers who prosecute someone in a court case

The prosecution called their first witness.

The defense told the jury that the prosecution had not proved its case.

—often used before another noun

prosecution attorneys/lawyers

Examples of the prosecution in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In response, members of the prosecution team attempted to provide more context in public interviews, explaining the ATF's conclusions while noting the defendant was innocent until proven guilty, Ballard wrote. —Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026

But the following month, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office re-filed the murder charge and the prosecution continued. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 May 2026

Somewhere in these stacks is a working dossier of Étienne Charavay, the handwriting expert whose analysis gave technical credibility to the prosecution in the Dreyfus Affair. —Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026

During the appearance Wednesday, Comey's lawyer, Pat Fitzgerald, told the court that the defense plans to file a motion to dismiss the case because the prosecution is vindictive and selective. —Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 1 May 2026

Rhymes for the prosecution

• antipollution
• circumlocution
• coevolution
• deconvolution
• electrocution
• irresolution
• maldistribution
• reconstitution
• redistribution
• ablution
• aleutian
• confucian