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Word entry · 11 letters

prosecution

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"Criminal case side"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ˌpɹɒs.ɪˈkjuː.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted ceinooprstuStarts with PEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • The prosecution of the war fell to Winston Churchill.
  • Many apartheid perpetrators escaped prosecution for their persecution of black Africans and political dissidents.
  • Backed by public outrage, the prosecution requested the death penalty to be imposed on the murderer.

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