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prosecution

 
 
/ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃən/ noun

Translation

the prosecution [group] the lawyers who are prosecuting someone in a court of law
iddia makamı; avukatlar
The prosecution will begin presenting evidence today.691
[C, U] when someone is prosecuted
kovuşturma
691
(Definition of prosecution noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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