## Meanings
1. The process of charging and trying someone for a crime in court.
2. The lawyers who argue against the accused person in a criminal trial.

## Examples
- The evidence was strong enough to lead to a prosecution.
- The prosecution called its first witness on Monday morning.

## Derived Forms
- antiprosecution
- nonprosecution
- overprosecution
- prosecutional

## Related Forms
- persecution
- prosecute
- sequence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sekʷ-

## Etymology
Equivalent to prosecute + -ion, from Middle French prosecution, from Late Latin prōsecutio, from Latin prōsequor (“follow, pursue”), from pro- (“onward”) + sequor (“follow”) (English sequel). Compare persecution, and see more at prosecute.

## AI Etymology
Prosecution is equivalent to prosecute + -ion, from Middle French prosecution, from Late Latin prōsecutio, from Latin prōsequor (“follow, pursue”), from pro- (“onward”) + sequor (“follow”) (English sequel). Compare persecution, and see more at prosecute. The historical chain includes *sekʷ- (Proto-Indo-European). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as antiprosecution, nonprosecution, overprosecution, and prosecutional and related forms such as persecution, prosecute, and sequence. In present use it covers the process of charging and trying someone for a crime in court and the lawyers who argue against the accused person in a criminal trial.

## Topics
- Crime & Justice
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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