Meaning

1 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)Instituted activity under the legal regime of criminal procedure directed at someone suspect of an offence under criminal law, in order to assess his culpability.

More definitions
  • the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior

Examples

2 sentences

  1. His diplomatic passport entitles him to immunity from criminal prosecution.

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  2. Any unauthorized exhibition, distribution, or copying of this film or any part thereof may result in civil liability and criminal prosecution.

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Forms

plural: criminal prosecutions

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior:prosecution

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
crimeA2crimescriminalB2criminalizecriminallycriminologistcriminology

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