in connection with

idiom

: in relation to (something) : for reasons that relate to (something)

—used especially in journalism

Police arrested four men in connection with the robbery.

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Sciortino — who was arrested in connection with the raid — never registered those guns with the NYPD, as he’s required to by law. —

John Annese, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024 Both were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing, as well as conspiracy to commit money laundering. —

Dave Quinn, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024 The law has come up in similar cases in Missouri and elsewhere in recent years, after first entering mainstream public consciousness in connection with the deadly shooting of Trayvon Martin, a Black teenager, near Orlando in 2012. —

Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 Nov. 2024 To date, the Argentinian National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office has charged three people in connection with Payne’s death; none of the suspects have been named publicly. —

Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in connection with

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