Definition
the prosecution (legal term): the lawyers in a trial who try to prove that a person is guilty (legal term)
- "Prosecutor : The prosecution now calls Mr. Icarus Archibald Quincy, CFO of the Delavigne Corporation."
- "Judge : The court will now hear the prosecution's first witness: Horatio Oléré."
- "Let me see... I, Horatio Oléré, agree to the following... will not sell without prior permission from the Board... should I attempt to sell my shares... prosecution."
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