Criminal_prosecutionWordNet Explorer

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

a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law

the collection of rules imposed by authority

the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution