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

• 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。
• The prosecution has withdraw the charges against him.
  起诉方已撤消了对他的指控。
• Political exiles had not been given indemnity from prosecution.
  政治流放犯没有得到免予起诉的保护。
• The burden of proof is on the prosecution.
  起诉方有举证的责任。
• 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。
• The prosecution's case collapsed when a material witness failed to appear in court.
  一名重要的证人没有出庭，因此诉讼辩论无法进行。
• It is estimated that 60,000 shops open every Sunday and trade by exploiting some loophole in the law to avoid prosecution.
  据估计，每逢周日开门营业的店铺有6万家，通过钻法律漏洞躲避检控。
• The prosecution was forced to drop the case
  控方被迫撤诉。
• The judge agreed with the prosecution that such information would be too prejudicial for the jury to hear.
  法官同意了检控方的意见，认为让陪审团知晓这样的信息对断案十分不利。
• Under international law, diplomats living in foreign countries are exempt from criminal prosecution
  根据国际法，驻外外交官员免受刑事检控。