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What is the noun for prosecute?

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prosecution
  1. The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.
  2. (law) The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person.
  3. (law) The prosecuting party.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The prosecution of the construction project proceeded smoothly, with the team executing each phase with great efficiency.”
      “The prosecution presented a compelling case against the defendant, leading to a guilty verdict.”
      “The prosecution called several witnesses to testify against the defendant in the criminal trial.”
prosecutor
  1. (law) a prosecuting attorney.
  2. (law) a person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “A prosecutor in Nashville is accused of manipulating evidence to send a defendant to death row.”
      “For example, trial-by-jury orders the behavior of participants into roles such as defendant, prosecutor, defense counsel, juryman, judge.”
      “With the local prosecutor declining to take action, the issue has probably peaked.”
prosecutrix
  1. A female prosecutor
  2. A female victim of a crime on whose behalf the state is prosecuting a suspect
  3. Examples:
    1. “One would have no quarrel in taking into account the factor of saving the prosecutrix the ordeal of giving evidence.”
      “It is relevant that Mr Assange sought permission from the prosecutrix to leave Sweden and she gave him her permission.”
      “Mr Assange has repeatedly sought meetings with the prosecutrix – both in Sweden and subsequently – in order to answer her questions and clear his name.”
prosecutability
  1. The quality of being prosecutable.
prosecutorship
  1. The rank or office of prosecutor.
prosecutorships
  1. plural of prosecutorship
prosecutions
  1. plural of prosecution
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The societies brought prosecutions against vice and protested against lewd plays and lascivious entertainments, such as masquerades.”
      “Parks has complained that the investigation and prosecutions of lawless cops is moving too slowly.”
      “In West Yorkshire and Craven last year more than 6,000 complaints were investigated with 82 prosecutions for animal abuse and neglect.”
prosecutrixes
  1. plural of prosecutrix
prosecutors
  1. plural of prosecutor
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Gaidarski said that prosecutors should investigate how hospitals managed to accumulate such huge debts.”
      “That is to say, these very same prosecutors were at court on an application for joinder as parties and they elected not to make that application.”
      “Lawyers argued over procedural matters about admitting evidence and then prosecutors rested their case.”
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