Deferred Prosecution Law & Legal Definition. Deferred Prosecutions are basically informal agreements between the defense lawyer, the defendant, and the prosecutor to dismiss a case up front, that is, in advance of the accused agreeing to some concessions.eferred Prosecutions are basically informal agreements between the defense lawyer, the defendant, and the prosecutor to dismiss a case up front, that is, in advance of the accused agreeing to some concessions.
Definition of weaken for English Language Learners. : to make (something or someone) weaker, less forceful, less effective, etc. : to become weaker, less forceful, less effective, etc.
O.S. wek, Swed. vek, M.Du. weec, Du. week weak, soft, tender, O.H.G. weih yielding, soft, Ger. weich soft, from PIE base *weik- to bend, wind (see vicarious). Sense of lacking authority is first recorded early 15c.; that of lacking moral strength late 14c. Weaken (v.) is recorded from 1520s; the earlier verb was simply weak (late 14c.). Weak-kneed wanting in resolve is from 1870.