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type II collagen
Collagen unique to cartilage, nucleus pulposis, notochord, and vitreous body; it forms as thin highly glycosylated fibrils.


prosecution (iou)



prosecution noun. M16.
[Old French, or late Latin prosecutio(n-), formed as PROSECUTE: see -ION.]
The following up, continuation, or pursuit of a course of action etc. with a view to its completion. M16.
Manchester Examiner The further prosecution of the war.
The pursuit of a person, esp. with hostile intent; a chase; hunting. M16-M17.
b. The action of seeking to gain possession of property etc. M16-E17.
The carrying on or practice of a trade, pursuit, etc. L16.
A. Tate The prosecution of special scientific interests.
The consideration of a subject systematically or in detail; investigation. E17-E18.
Law. The institution and conducting of legal proceedings in respect of a criminal charge in a court; the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against a person or in pursuit of a claim; an instance of this. Also, the prosecuting party in a case. M17.
Crown Prosecution Service an organization established in 1985 to conduct the majority of criminal prosecutions, including those proceedings instituted by the police. Director of Public Prosecutions an English law officer appointed as head of the Crown Prosecution Service and whose duty it is to institute and conduct criminal proceedings in the public interest.
Headlight Enough villainy to bring 4,000 prosecutions a year. V. Brome The prosecution's case collapsed. attrib.: Hamilton (Ontario) Spectator A long piece of prosecution evidence.
Persecution; harassment. M17-M18.