Meaning of prosecuted in English to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a law court, or (of a lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime: Shoplifters will be prosecuted. He was prosecuted for fraud.
What is the opposite of prosecution? acquittalabsolution exoneration praise exculpation
A failure to prosecute.
1. : the act or process of holding a trial against a person who is accused of a crime to see if that person is guilty.
Nonprosecution congressional immunity. indemnity. legislative immunity. privilege. special case. special privilege.