prosecution

noun4

1. •
   the act of officially blaming someone for a crime and bringing a case against them in court
2. •
   The prosecuting party.
3. •
   In many countries, a legal body and institution, usually part of the state apparatus, empowered to perform prosecution. Prosecutor's Office. See Prosecutor.

   • Backed by public outrage, the prosecution requested the death penalty to be imposed on the murderer.
4. •
   The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.

   • The prosecution of the war fell to Winston Churchill.
   • Many apartheid perpetrators escaped prosecution for their persecution of black Africans and political dissidents.