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acusação

substantivo

full

prosecution

noun

Definitions of prosecution

English

(also: criminal prosecution) bringing a criminal case before a court; when someone is prosecuted

Civil rights groups have criticised the decision not to seek prosecutions.

English

(FORMAL) the taking part in a planned activity, often a war

The government must accept that the prosecution of this war will be long, expensive and cost enormous loss of life.

English

in a trial, the prosecution are the lawyers who try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime

The prosecution allege that the money was obtained fraudulently.