名詞 prosecution:

1. the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
   同義詞：criminal prosecution
2. the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
3. the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
   同義詞：pursuance

1. The prosecution lawyer cross-examined the defence witness.
   控方律師詰問(wèn)被告一方的證人。
2. There have been several successful prosecutions for drug smuggling recently.
   近來(lái)有幾起毒品走私活動(dòng)被檢舉立案。
3. The prosecution based their case on the evidence of two witnesses.
   原告方面以兩名證人所提供的證據(jù)提起訴訟。
4. Failure to pay your taxes will make you liable to prosecution.
   不繳納稅款就可能被起訴。
5. In the prosecution of his duties, he had to interview people of all classes.
   在履行職責(zé)的時(shí)候，他得會(huì)見(jiàn)各個(gè)階級(jí)的人。

pros.e.cu.tion

n.（名詞）
The act of prosecuting.
起訴
Law The institution and conduct of a legal proceeding.
【法律】 檢舉：一個(gè)法律訴訟程序的設(shè)立和執(zhí)行
Law See prosecuting attorney
【法律】 參見(jiàn) prosecuting attorney