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prosecution association

prosecution association noun: an organization of citizens, typically in the same community, who paid dues to cover one another's costs of privately prosecuting offenders should a crime be committed against them.

Noun

prosecution association (plural prosecution associations)

  1. (historical) An organization of citizens, typically in the same community, who paid dues to cover one another's costs of privately prosecuting offenders should a crime be committed against them.

Forms of prosecution association

pluralprosecution associations

Questions about prosecution association

What does prosecution association mean?
Prosecution association means an organization of citizens, typically in the same community, who paid dues to cover one another's costs of privately prosecuting offenders should a crime be committed against them.
What part of speech is prosecution association?
Prosecution association is a noun.
What is the plural of prosecution association?
The plural of prosecution association is prosecution associations.

Words near prosecution association in the dictionary

  1. prosecuteth
  2. prosecuting
  3. prosecuting attorney
  4. prosecuting attorneys
  5. prosecution
  6. prosecution association
  7. prosecution associations
  8. prosecution histories
  9. prosecution history
  10. prosecution history estoppel
  11. prosecutional

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