prosecution
21prosecution — noun 1》 the prosecuting of someone in respect of a criminal charge. ↘(the prosecution) [treated as sing. or plural] the party prosecuting someone in a lawsuit. 2》 the continuation of a course of action with a view to its completion …
22prosecution — [ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [U] the act of accusing someone of a crime and asking a court of law to judge them 2) the prosecution [singular] the lawyers in a court who try to prove that someone is guilty Ant: defence …
23prosecution — /prɒsəˈkjuʃən/ (say prosuh kyoohshuhn) noun 1. Law a. the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person. b. (in a criminal trial) the side prosecuting, as opposed to the defence. 2. the following up of any matter in hand;… …
24Prosecution history estoppel — Prosecution history estoppel, also known as file wrapper estoppel, is a term used in United States patent law to indicate that a person who has filed a patent application, and then makes amendments to the application to accommodate the patent law …
25prosecution history estoppel — see estoppel 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
26Prosecution disclaimer — In United States patent law, prosecution disclaimer is a legal doctrine that provides that the statements made by an applicant for a patent in the course of prosecution may act to limit the literal coverage of the patent claims. Prosecution… …
27Prosecution of Offenders Act 1985 — The Prosecution of Offenders Act 1985 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Its main effects were to move the responsibility of prosecution of offenders from the police to the newly formed Crown Prosecution Service, [cite web… …
28Prosecution association — A prosecution association is an organization of citizens, typically in the same community, who pay dues to cover one another s costs of prosecuting offenders should a crime be committed against them. These were particularly popular in places and… …
29prosecution — noun Date: 1567 1. the act or process of prosecuting; specifically the institution and continuance of a criminal suit involving the process of pursuing formal charges against an offender to final judgment 2. the party by whom criminal proceedings …
30prosecution — Synonyms and related words: accusal, accusation, accusing, action, allegation, allegement, arraignment, bill of particulars, blame, bringing of charges, bringing to book, carrying out, case, cause, cause in court, charge, chase, complaint,… …
