Dictionary entry
The prosecution
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Definition
prosecution /prɒsÇ'kju:ʃn/ n ၁။ (က) [U] တရားစြဲဆိုျခင္း။ be liable to/face prosecution for tax evasion. (ခ) [C] တရားစြဲျခင္း။ The police brought a prosecution against the company's directors for fraud. ၂။ the prosecution [Gp] တရားလိုဘက္။ Mr Hughes acted as counsel for the prosecution. ❍ The prosecution lack(s) sufficient evidence. Compare DEFENCE ၂(ခ ၃။ [U] the ~ of sth ( fml ) လံုးပမ္းအားထုတ္မႈ။ be in favour of the vigorous prosecution of the war.
Examples
- He could face prosecution over the incident.
- [escape prosecution] : She narrowly escaped prosecution.
- [prosecution for] : An increase in the number of prosecutions for violent crime
- A witness for the prosecution