prosecution

柯林斯詞典

1. N-VAR Prosecution is the action of charging someone with a crime and putting them on trial. 起訴
Yesterday the head of government called for the prosecution of those responsible for the deaths. 政府首腦昨日要求對(duì)那些造成死亡的責(zé)任人進(jìn)行起訴。
2. N-SING The lawyers who try to prove that a person on trial is guilty are called the prosecution. 原告律師
The star witness for the prosecution took the stand. 原告律師傳訊的主要證人站到了證人席上。

The prosecution has to establish his guilt beyond reasonable doubt .
Her lawyer accused the prosecution of founding its case on insufficient evidence .
This afternoon the prosecution will call its star witness .
During the trial , the prosecution was accused of withholding crucial evidence from the defence .
The key witness for the prosecution was offered police protection after she received death threats .