prosecution

/หŒpษนษ‘.sษ™หˆkju.สƒษ™n/

IPA: /P R AA0 S AH0 K Y UW1 SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.

    โ€œThe prosecution of the war fell to Winston Churchill.โ€

  2. 2

    The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person.

  3. 3

    The prosecuting party.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prosecution