[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] prosecutus, past participle of prosequi to pursue
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[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] prosecutus, past participle of prosequi to pursue
*1 : to follow to the end : pursue until finished <prosecute a [[war]]>
*1 : to follow to the end : pursue until finished <prosecute a [[war]]>
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:b : to institute legal [[proceedings]] with reference to <prosecute a claim>
:b : to institute legal [[proceedings]] with reference to <prosecute a claim>
==Description==
==Description==
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The '''prosecutor''' is the chief [[legal]] [[representative]] of the prosecution in countries with either the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law common law] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adversarial_system adversarial system], or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_law_(legal_system) civil law] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquisitorial_system inquisitorial system]. The prosecution is the [[legal]] party [[responsible]] for presenting the case against an [[individual]] suspected of breaking the [[law]] in a criminal [[trial]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecute]
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The '''prosecutor''' is the chief [[legal]] [[representative]] of the prosecution in countries with either the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law common law] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adversarial_system adversarial system], or the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_law_(legal_system) civil law] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquisitorial_system inquisitorial system]. The prosecution is the [[legal]] party [[responsible]] for presenting the case against an [[individual]] suspected of breaking the [[law]] in a criminal [[trial]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecute]