prosecution

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The prosecution opened their case to the jury of six men and six women.

From BBC

The 1974 political kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was front-page news for a year and a half — her abduction, then her announcement that she was joining her captors, then her discovery, arrest, and prosecution.

From Los Angeles Times

It is not unusual for the defence or the prosecution to request more time - and there is a 17-month deadline for Murrell to make his next court appearance.

From BBC

The president did not express sympathy for the victims or explain what was sad — the alleged crime itself, or that Mountbatten-Windsor may eventually face prosecution, trial and punishment for what he reportedly did.

From Salon

In that prosecution, a man who worked in the Metropolitan Police pound was accused of taking pictures of human remains found in a crashed vehicle.

From BBC