prosecution
31prosecution — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of furthering a project] Syn. pursuit, pursuance, undertaking; see achievement 2 , performance 1 . 2. [The prosecuting party in a criminal action] Syn. state, government, prosecuting agent, prosecuting attorney,… …
32prosecution — pros·e·cu·tion || prÉ‘sɪ kjuËʃn / prÉ’ n. institution of legal proceedings; filing of a legal action; continuation of an action, persistence, act of following through with an activity …
33prosecution — n. 1. Pursuit, undertaking. 2. Arraignment, bringing to trial. 3. Suit, legal process …
34prosecution — pros·e·cu·tion …
35prosecution — pros•e•cu•tion [[t]ˌprɒs ɪˈkyu ʃən[/t]] n. 1) law a) the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person b) the officials who institute and conduct such proceedings 2) the following up of something undertaken or begun, usu. to… …
36prosecution — In the usual sense, a criminal proceeding at the suit of the government. Tennessee v Davis (US) 10 Otto 257, 269, 25 L Ed 648, 652. Broadly, the maintaining of an action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal. See prosecute …
37prosecution history — noun In United States patent law, the record of the examination of a patent application, including the original application itself, responses made by the examiner, and amendments made by the applicant to address objections raised by the examiner …
38prosecution history estoppel — noun In United States patent law, the circumstance under which a person who has filed a patent application, and then made amendments to the application to accommodate the patent law and secure issuance of the patent, is prevented from bringing a… …
39prosecution of a common purpose — The distinctive element of a joint enterprise. The equivalent of a joint enterprise. Rodgers v Saxton, 305 Pa 479, 158 A 166, 80 ALR 280 …
40Crown Prosecution Service — (Welsh: Gwasanaeth Erlyn y Goron) Non ministerial government department overview Formed 1986 (1986) Jurisdiction England and Wales …
