Legal proceedings where criminal charges are brought against defendants by the state or government. The plural form refers to multiple such cases.
From Latin 'prosecutionem,' meaning 'a following after, pursuit.' Originally meant any kind of pursuit, but by medieval times specialized to mean legal pursuit of justice through courts.
The word literally means 'following through' - prosecutors don't just accuse, they follow the case through to completion. Ancient Rome's legal system gave us this term that still defines modern criminal justice.
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