See Also: prosecution(dictionary)
prosecution(dictionary)
Prosecution(law)
Malicious Prosecution(law)
PROSECUTION, crim(law)
Crown Prosecution Service, the(dictionary)

transversive (iou) and Prosecution (law)


transversive (iou)



transversive adjective. rare. M19.
[from Latin transvers- pa. ppl stem of transvertere TRANSVERT + -IVE.]
Crossing, thwarting.

Prosecution (law)


(1) Arguments put forward in an attempt to prove that a criminal charge is true.

(2) The lawyer who presents the case against the accused in a trial. In serious cases, there can be more than one lawyer involved. Most prosecutions are handled by a body known as the Crown Prosecution Service.