Read full poem →Note 10. Stephen Young of Barr.—R. B. [back]
Note 11. James Young, in New Cumnock, who had lately been foiled in an ecclesiastical prosecution against a Lieutenant Mitchel—R. B. [back]
Note 12. David Grant, Ochiltree.—R. B. [back]
Dictionary Entry
The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.
In a Sentence
“The prosecution of the war fell to Winston Churchill.”
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Common Phrases
. prosecutionunder prosecutionprosecution criminalprosecution maliciousprosecution successful
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Poetry examples for “prosecution”
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