English-Thai Dictionary
prosecution
N การ ดำเนิน ให้ ลุล่วง kan-dam-noen-hai-lu-luang
prosecution
N การฟ้องร้อง การ ดำเนินคดี ตามกฎหมาย pursuit pursuance kan-fong-rong
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PROSECUTION
n.The act or process of endeavoring to gain or accomplish something; pursuit by efforts of body or mind; as the prosecution of a scheme, plan, design or undertaking; the prosecution of war or of commerce; the prosecution of a work, study, argument or inquiry. 1. The institution and carrying on of a suit in a court of law or equity. to obtain some right, or to redress and punish some wrong. The prosecution of a claim in chancery is very expensive. Malicious prosecutions subject the offender to punishment.
2. The institution or commencement and continuance of a criminal suit; the process of exhibiting formal charges against an offender before a legal tribunal, and pursuing them to final judgment; as prosecutions of the crown or of the state by the attorney or solicitor general. Prosecutions may be by presentment, information or indictment.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PROSECUTION
Pros `e *cu "tion, n. Etym: [L. prosecutio a following. ]
1. The act or process of prosecuting, or of endeavoring to gain or accomplish something; pursuit by efforts of body or mind; as, the prosecution of a scheme, plan, design, or undertaking; the prosecution of war. Keeping a sharp eye on her domestics... in prosecution of their various duties. Sir W. Scott.
2. (Law ) (a ) The institution and carrying on of a suit in a court of law or equity, to obtain some right, or to redress and punish some wrong; the carrying on of a judicial proceeding in behalf of a complaining party, as distinguished from defense. (b ) The institution, or commencement, and continuance of a criminal suit; the process of exhibiting formal charges against an offender before a legal tribunal, and pursuing them to final judgment on behalf of the state or government, as by indictment or information. (c ) The party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted. Blackstone. Burrill. Mozley & W.
New American Oxford Dictionary
prosecution
pros e cu tion |ˌpräsiˈkyo͞oSHən ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən | ▶noun 1 the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge: Olesky faces prosecution on charges he spied for Russian intelligence | they lacked the funds to embark on private prosecutions. • (the prosecution ) [ treated as sing. or pl. ] the party instituting or conducting legal proceedings against someone in a lawsuit: the main witness for the prosecution. 2 the continuation of a course of action with a view to its completion: the network's prosecution of its commercial ends. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. ( sense 2 ): from Old French, or from late Latin prosecutio (n- ), from prosequi ‘pursue, accompany ’ (see prosecute ).
Oxford Dictionary
prosecution
pros |ecu ¦tion |prɒsɪˈkjuːʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge: the organizers are facing prosecution for noise nuisance | [ count noun ] : they lacked the funds to embark on private prosecutions. • (the prosecution ) [ treated as sing. or pl. ] the party instituting or conducting legal proceedings against someone in a lawsuit: the main witness for the prosecution. 2 the continuation of a course of action with a view to its completion: the BBC's prosecution of its commercial ends. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in sense 2 ): from Old French, or from late Latin prosecutio (n- ), from prosequi ‘pursue, accompany ’ (see prosecute ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
prosecution
pros e cu tion /prɑ̀sɪkjúːʃ (ə )n |prɔ̀s -/名詞 1 U 〘法 〙起訴 .2 〖the ～; 単複両扱い 〗検察 , 検察当局 (↔defense ).3 U ｟かたく ｠遂行 , 続行 ; 従事 .
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