prosecution

英 [ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃn]

美 [ˌprɑːsɪˈkjuːʃn]

n.  (被)起诉，检举; 诉讼; 原告，控方(包括原告和原告律师等); 实施; 从事; 进行

复数：prosecutions　

GRETEM8

BNC.2989 / COCA.3605

牛津词典

noun

• （被）起诉，检举；诉讼
  the process of trying to prove in court that sb is guilty of a crime (= of prosecuting them) ; the process of being officially charged with a crime in court
  1. Prosecution for a first minor offence rarely leads to imprisonment.
     因初犯轻罪被控者很少被判监禁。
  2. He threatened to bring a private prosecution against the doctor.
     他威胁要对医生提起民事诉讼。
• 原告，控方（包括原告和原告律师等）
  a person or an organization that prosecutes sb in court, together with the lawyers, etc.
  1. He was a witness for the prosecution .
     他是原告证人。
  2. The prosecution has/have failed to prove its/their case.
     控方未能证明所控属实。
  3. defence and prosecution
     被告和原告
  4. a prosecution lawyer
     控方律师
• 实施；从事；进行
  the act of making sth happen or continue

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 起诉；检举；告发
  Prosecutionis the action of charging someone with a crime and putting them on trial.
  1. Yesterday the head of government called for the prosecution of those responsible for the deaths.
     昨天，政府首脑要求起诉那些该为这些人的死负责的人。
• N-SING 公诉的律师；控方律师
  The lawyers who try to prove that a person on trial is guilty are calledthe prosecution.
  1. Colonel Pugh, for the prosecution, said that the offences occurred over a six-year period.
     皮尤上校为控方律师作证时说这些罪行是在6年的时间里犯下的。

英英释义

noun

• the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
  Synonym:pursuance
• the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
  Synonym:criminal prosecution
• the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant

双语例句

• The court overturned that decision on the grounds that the Prosecution had withheld crucial evidence
  法庭以检控方拒绝出示关键证据为由撤销了那项判决。
• Do you think the prosecution made any particular errors, or did they just have a weak case?
  你认为公诉人犯了什么错误呢，还是根本就是证据不足？
• According to the prosecution, the officers manufactured an elaborate story
  根据控方意见，官员们精心编造了事情经过。
• Members of the Bundestag are immune from prosecution for corruption
  德国联邦议院的成员可免受贪腐罪的起诉。
• Yesterday the head of government called for the prosecution of those responsible for the deaths.
  昨天，政府首脑要求起诉那些该为这些人的死负责的人。
• Nobody was prepared to risk prosecution by actually naming names.
  没有人愿意冒着被起诉的风险去真正指认别人。
• The prosecution has withdraw the charges against him.
  起诉方已撤消了对他的指控。
• On criminal judiciary, social harmfulness can remove the crime and prevent from prosecution;
  在刑事司法上，社会危害性具有出罪功能和不诉功能；
• We intended from the very beginning to bog the prosecution down over who did this
  我们从一开始就打算延缓对责任人提出诉讼。
• After further examination by the prosecution the witness was allowed to leave the court.
  证人经原告律师讯问后，获准离开法庭。