1.NounThe act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.
"The prosecution of the war fell to Winston Churchill.; Many apartheid perpetrators escaped prosecution for their persecution of black Africans and political dissidents."
2.NounThe institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person.
3.NounThe prosecuting party.
4.NounIn many countries, a legal body and institution, usually part of the state apparatus, empowered to perform prosecution. Prosecutor's Office. See Prosecutor.
"Backed by public outrage, the prosecution requested the death penalty to be imposed on the murderer."