Prosecution

(pròs-e-ku's hun.) [From L. prose cut us, pursued.] (Law.) The institution and carrying on of a suit in a court of law or equity; or the proce of bringing formal charges against an offender before a legal tribunal, and pursuing them to final judgment. The person who institutes a criminal suit is known (if a male) as the prosecutor; if a female, the prosecutrix. [s. 736]