prosecution

prosecution
noun
1) ((an) act of prosecuting or process of being prosecuted: He faces prosecution for drunken driving; There are numerous prosecutions for this offence every year.) rettslig påtale
2) (the person/people bringing a legal action, including the lawyer(s) representing them: First the prosecution stated its case, then the defence.) aktoratet, påtalemyndighet, statsadvokat
subst. \/ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃ(ə)n\/
1) (jus) søksmål, anklage
2) (jus) rettsforfølgelse, rettslig påtale
3) (jus) det å bringe for retten, tiltale
4) fullføring, gjennomføring, sluttføring
5) det å bedrive noe, det å drive med noe, utøvelse, utførelse
• the prosecution of the war
krigføringen
• during the prosecution of the inquiry
under etterforskningen
bring a prosecution (jus) reise tiltale
drop a prosecution (jus) frafalle forfølgning
institute a prosecution (jus) reise påtale, reise forfølgning
the prosecution aktoratet, påtalemyndigheten
speech for the prosecution anklagetale
witness for the prosecution anklagerens vitne, aktoratets vitne

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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