as in execution
the doing of an action
oversaw the prosecution of the president's foreign policy
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Recent Examples of prosecution
So Scalia’s idea that prosecution is exclusive to the executive is a fairly new idea.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
In 2006, Veltri was deployed to Iraq to work with the Justice Department’s Regime Crimes Liaison Office and investigate war crimes, including advising the Iraqi Special Tribunal’s prosecution of former Iraq leader Saddam Hussein.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Soon thereafter, federal authorities issued an arrest warrant against him on a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Discovery laws lay out the rules for how and when evidence is shared in the course of criminal prosecutions.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
In 2006, Veltri was deployed to Iraq to work with the Justice Department’s Regime Crimes Liaison Office and investigate war crimes, including advising the Iraqi Special Tribunal’s prosecution of former Iraq leader Saddam Hussein.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Soon thereafter, federal authorities issued an arrest warrant against him on a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Discovery laws lay out the rules for how and when evidence is shared in the course of criminal prosecutions.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecution
Noun
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Frazier's execution comes a little more than a year after Kenneth Eugene Smith became the first person in the U.S. to be executed with the method in January 2024.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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That’s crazy to me: divine love shown to us through a disgusting and emaciated corpse hanging on a tool of execution.—
Mike Lowenberg,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Scofield, my Mecca Hills hiking partner, helped oversee its implementation.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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In the 2015-16 school year, the year following Fort Worth ISD’s early implementation of its universal pre-K program, TEA data shows the overall percentage of students considered to be kindergarten ready – about 67% — increased by almost 25 percentage points from the previous school year.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2025
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Often, spending on gifts or experiencing the satisfaction of giving provides a sense of relief and fulfillment.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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With Shop Pay, customers are able to finalize orders quicker and with our implementation of Shopify Plus and Shopify POS, customers are able to access more inventory through omnichannel fulfillment.—
Alexandra Pastore,
WWD,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Prosecution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecution. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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