How to Use prosecution in a Sentence

prosecution

noun

• The defense told the jury that the prosecution had not proved its case.
• There has been an increase in prosecutions for gun-related crimes.
• The prosecution called their first witness.
• The defendant is awaiting prosecution.
• The prosecution rests, Your Honor.
• The guilty plea came amid prosecution delays that have made the case drag on for more than three years.
  — CBS News, 8 Feb. 2023
• Now, Smith has sought to bring an end to both of the historic prosecutions of the former and next president.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Nov. 2024
• Boeing failed to meet the terms of a 2021 agreement that would have shielded it from prosecution.
  — Anika Seth, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
• This year is on track to exceed 2023 for the total number of such prosecutions.
  — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
• The trial could last up to three weeks, attorneys for the defense and prosecution have said.
  — Alta Spells, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
• The tapes were then used later in 1974 in the corruption prosecutions of Nixon's former aides.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2023
• The tapes were then used later in 1974 in the corruption prosecutions of Nixon’s former aides.
  — Mark Sherman, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
• At the time the charges were dismissed, Blanche also raised the specter of a political prosecution.
  — Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
• Munro declined to comment further, citing a gag order issued by the judge for the prosecution and the defense in the case.
  — James Bikales, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
• This phone call was a major part of the prosecution’s case against Peterson.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2022
• The last state sentence of the officers marks the end of original prosecutions for those involved in Floyd's death.
  — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2023
• In November, the same prosecution team failed to convict three associates of the Oath Keepers of the crime.
  — Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2023
• New data shows the number of federal prosecutions for making threats spiked last year, and is on track to hit a new high in 2023.
  — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
• The Oath Keepers trial is the highest-profile prosecution to arise from the 2021 Capitol chaos.
  — Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
• At trial, the prosecution and defense agreed that the man who stabbed Patrice was the same person who kidnapped and murdered Sharita.
  — John H. Tucker, Popular Mechanics, 10 Nov. 2022
• Over time, prosecution witnesses can move out of state and memories grow fuzzy, and that weakens the state’s case.
  — oregonlive, 9 Jan. 2023
• The laws allow people to respond to threats or force without fear of criminal prosecution in any place where a person has the right to be.
  — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023
• The trio resigned their positions but no charges were brought against them, despite calls for their prosecution.
  — Nimi Princewill, CNN, 10 Oct. 2023
• The overall timeline of the Trump prosecution matters for assessing the Supreme Court’s timing.
  — Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
• Angela Wagner told the prosecution that Wagner IV offered to take the fall for the killings.
  — The Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2022
• The case was one of the highest-profile prosecutions of the thousand-plus lodged against participants in the Capitol riot.
  — Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
• The most recent prosecution under this dormant law was in 1843.
  — The Editors, National Review, 4 Apr. 2024
• Nikolas dropped her case last year, and Milosh filed his malicious prosecution case at the end of August, disputing the claims.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2023
• Some of these prosecutions may well be justified, but Korea’s politicians are highly motivated to carry them out past the point of reason.
  — Victor Cha, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
• The country has legal prohibitions on use of Third Reich-style language and symbols, and there has been more than one case involving prosecution of an AfD figure for flouting those laws.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Jan 2025