Synonyms for Prosecution
ˌprɒs ɪˈkyu ʃənpros·e·cu·tion

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1. prosecution, criminal prosecutionnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   criminal prosecution, pursuance, prosecution

   Antonyms:
   defense, defense lawyers, denial, defence, demurrer, defense team

2. prosecutionnoun

   the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant

   Synonyms:
   criminal prosecution, pursuance

   Antonyms:
   denial, defense team, defense, defense lawyers, defence, demurrer

3. pursuance, prosecutionnoun

   the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion

   Synonyms:
   quest, criminal prosecution, pursuance, prosecution, pursuit

   Antonyms:
   denial, defense, defense lawyers, defense team, defence, demurrer

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1. • Collection
   • Continuance

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1. prosecutionnoun

   Synonyms:
   pursuit

2. prosecutionnoun

   Synonyms:
   arraignment, bringing to trial

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1. List of paraphrases for "prosecution":

   prosecutions, prosecute, persecution, indictment, accusation, prosecutor, trial, processing, proceedings, charge, pursuit, prosecutorial, continuation, prosecuting, indictments, allegation, procuracy, procuratorate, prosecutors, attorney, debit, lawsuit, litigation, fiscalía, procuratorial, claim, procurator

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1. Neama Rahmani:

   This is a routine dismissal because the feds want the state prosecution for murder to happen first, the U.S. Attorney’s Office can’t bring Armstrong to trial within the time required under the Speedy Trial Act because she is in state custody.

2. Lara Yeretsian:

   It's very dependent on what it is [ the prosecution ] is trying to bring in, i think most of it should not come in but again if there are specific things related to the charges those may come in as long as they're unrehearsed and not edited.

3. Andy McCarthy:

   The only way to do something like that is to have a very strong case, and in Bragg’s case, because he is a progressive prosecutor, it would have been a very bad look for him to be singling out Trump on comparatively trivial crimes, when he is lax in the prosecution of serious criminals in New York City.

4. Donald Trump:

   There's a lot of talk about Biden's son, that Joe Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that so whatever you can do with the Attorney General would be great, rudy Giuliani very much knows what's happening and Rudy Giuliani is Rudy Giuliani. If Donald Trump could speak to him that would be great.

5. Donald Trump:

   This is a scandal far greater in scope and magnitude than Watergate and those who were involved in and knew about this spying operation should be subject to criminal prosecution, in a stronger period of time in our country, this crime would have been punishable by death.