prosecution
noun /ˌprɒsɪˈkjuːʃn/
  /ˌprɑːsɪˈkjuːʃn/
- [uncountable, countable] the process of trying to prove in court that somebody is guilty of a crime (= of prosecuting them); the process of being officially charged with a crime in court(被)起诉,检举,诉讼 - Prosecution for a first minor offence rarely leads to imprisonment.因初犯轻罪被控者很少被判监禁。 
- He threatened to bring a private prosecution against the doctor.他威胁要对医生提起自诉。 
 Wordfinder- accuse
- appeal
- counsel
- defendant
- evidence
- justice
- offence
- plea
- prosecution
- trial
 Collocations Criminal justiceCriminal justiceTopics Law and justicec1刑事审判 犯法 - break/violate/obey/uphold the law违反/违背/遵守/维护法律 
- be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud因犯罪/抢劫/诈骗而被调查/逮捕/审判 
- be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US English) felony charges因被控犯强奸罪/诈骗罪/重型罪遭逮捕/起诉/定罪 
- be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting因涉嫌纵火/抢劫/在商店行窃而被逮捕 
- be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/four counts of fraud被指控犯有谋杀罪/杀人罪/四项诈骗罪 
- face two charges of indecent assault面临两项猥亵罪的指控 
- admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for something)承认(对某事的)罪责/责任 
- deny the allegations/claims/charges否认指控 
- confess to a crime坦白罪行 
- grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail准许/不准保释;交保释金获释;弃保潜逃 
 法律程序 - stand/await/bring somebody to/come to/be on trial受审;候审;把某人送交法院审判;开庭审理;受到审判 
- take somebody to/come to/settle something out of court把某人告上法庭;被法庭受理;庭外和解某事 
- face/avoid/escape prosecution面临/免于/逃脱起诉 
- seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel寻求/聘请/有权聘用/无权聘用律师 
- hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial开庭;出庭;休庭 
- sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury担任/影响/说服陪审团 
- sit/stand/appear/be put/place somebody in the dock坐在/站在/出现在/被送上/将某人送上被告席 
- plead guilty/not guilty to a crime认罪;不认罪 
- be called to/enter (British English) the witness box被召唤进入/进入证人席 
- take/put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand出庭作证;让某人出庭作证 
- call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness传唤/以传票传唤/讯问/盘问证人 
- give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of somebody提供/听取对某人不利/有利的证据 
- raise/withdraw/overrule an objection提出/撤销/否决异议 
- reach a unanimous/majority verdict作出一致的/多数人赞同的裁决 
- return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death作出/宣布无罪/非法杀人/意外死亡的裁决 
- convict/acquit the defendant of the crime宣判被告有罪/无罪 
- secure a conviction/your acquittal获得有罪/无罪判决 
- lodge/file an appeal提出上诉 
- appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict对判决/裁决提出上诉/质疑;维持/撤销判决/裁决 
 判刑与惩罚 - pass sentence on somebody宣布对某人的判决 
- carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence会被判处/面临/服七年徒刑/无期徒刑 
- receive/be given the death penalty被判死刑 
- be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)被判十年(监禁) 
- carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)会被判处/处以/缴纳(3 000 美元的)罚金/(14 年的)监禁 
- be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder因持有毒品罪/诈骗罪/谋杀罪被监禁 
- do/serve time/ten years服刑;服十年徒刑 
- be sent to/put somebody in/be released from jail/prison被送进监狱;把某人送进监狱;被释放出狱 
- be/put somebody/spend X years on death row在/把某人关在死囚牢房;在死囚牢房度过…年 
- be granted/be denied/break (your) parole获准假释;假释遭拒;违反假释规定 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- criminal
- federal
- private
- …
 - bring
- initiate
- be liable to
- …
 - prosecution against
- prosecution for
 - immunity from prosecution
 
- Prosecution for a first minor offence rarely leads to imprisonment.
- the prosecution[singular + singular or plural verb] a person or an organization that prosecutes somebody in court, together with the lawyers, etc.原告,控方(包括原告和原告律师等) - He was a witness for the prosecution.他是原告证人。 
- The prosecution has/have failed to prove its/their case.控方未能证明所控属实。 
- defence and prosecution被告和原告 
- a prosecution lawyer控方律师 
 Collocations Dictionaryprosecution + verb- prove something
- allege something
- claim something
- …
 - case
- evidence
- counsel
- …
 - for the prosecution
 
- He was a witness for the prosecution.
- [uncountable] (formal) the act of making something happen or continue实施;从事;继续进行 
词源mid 16th cent. (in sense (3)): from Old French, or from late Latin prosecutio(n-), from prosequi ‘pursue, accompany’, from pro- ‘onward’ + sequi ‘follow’.