Definitions For Prosecution
noun
- The continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
- The institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
- The lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
- The act or process of holding a trial against a person who is accused of a crime to see if that person is guilty
- 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 act of doing or continuing to do something
Is Prosecutions a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
20
The word Prosecution is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Prosecution in a Sentence
- There has been an increase in prosecutions for gun-related crimes.
- The defendant is awaiting prosecution.
- The prosecution called their first witness.