prosecuted
Brought to trial
Prosecuted is the past tense of prosecute, meaning to bring legal action against someone: She was prosecuted for fraud.
The word also means to carry something through to completion: They prosecuted the war with renewed vigor.
In legal contexts, it's the opposite of defended—prosecutors prosecute, defense attorneys defend.
Judicial examination of claims
- judgeOne who decides
- juryLegal decision-making body
- witnessOne who attests
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
cross-examination · objection · verdict · bench · gavel · docket · bailiff · sidebar
Formal charge from jury
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- pleaFormal request or defense
- defendantParty facing charges
attorney · felony · misdemeanor · subpoena · evidence · verdict · sentence · appeal
Obligation for one's actions
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- redressCompensation for injury
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
Chosen for specific attention
- harassedPersistently tormented
- victimizedTreated cruelly or unfairly
- scapegoatedMade to bear others' fault
- houndedPersistently pursued or pressured
trial
Judicial examination of claims
testimony · cross-examination · objection · verdict · bench · gavel · docket · bailiff · sidebar · chambers
indictment
Formal charge from jury
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- pleaFormal request or defense
defendant · attorney · felony · misdemeanor · subpoena · evidence · verdict · sentence · appeal · bail
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- redressCompensation for injury
targeted
Chosen for specific attention
- harassedPersistently tormented
- victimizedTreated cruelly or unfairly
- scapegoatedMade to bear others' fault
prosecutedunprosecuted
Never brought to trial
charges dropped · pardoned · amnestied · nonprosecuted · let off
prosecutedpardoned
Formally forgiven for offense
acquitted · exonerated · absolved · vindicated · cleared
- public prosecutorOfficial who brings charges
- special prosecutorAttorney for high-profile investigations
- federal prosecutorGovernment lawyer handling crimes
- criminal prosecutionGovernment's legal action against accused
- prosecutor's officeCriminal case filing authority
- lead prosecutorAttorney directing the prosecution
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