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prosecution
pros·e·cu·tion /ˌprä-si-'kyü-shən/ n
1: the act or process of prosecuting; esp: the institution and carrying on of a criminal action involving the process of seeking formal charges against a person and pursuing those charges to final judgment
2: the party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted or conducted compare defense 3, plaintiff

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.