How to Use prosecute in a Sentence

prosecute

verb
Definition of prosecutenext
Synonyms for prosecutenext
  • The store's owner agreed not to prosecute if the boy returned the stolen goods.
  • She criticized the government for the way it has prosecuted the war.
  • The case is being prosecuted by the assistant district attorney.
  • Those that tracked and prosecuted the man who bought the gun used to kill her have been just as silent.
    — Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 14 May 2024
  • If a thief comes in and steals less than $1,000 of products, the police will not prosecute.
    — Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Whether the new law will be used to prosecute the use of superyachts remains to be seen.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune Europe, 9 June 2024
  • Does that mean looking at the courts that are likely to prosecute?
    — CBS News, 20 Nov. 2022
  • These acts were vile, but no one tried to silence or prosecute Duke.
    — Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Some states have a limited amount of time to bring charges and prosecute a physician.
    — Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The kids told their dad about the incident, and the family wanted to prosecute.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The next year, the state answered the coalition’s call for justice by prosecuting Killen.
    — Michael S. Williamson, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
  • Counties leading the charge on the new approach have found such cases tricky to prosecute.
    — Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
  • So, the Navy made, thus far, a conscious decision not to prosecute.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
  • There have been cases, um, where tourists who took part in the protests in 2019 have been arrested and prosecuted for that.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Police have used that footage to prosecute a first wave of demonstrators this week.
    — David Gilbert, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Rollins, 38, helped prosecute people who breached the U.S. Capitol that day.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The perpetrator must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Whitney Doolittle and Jonathan Dixon prosecuted the case for the state.
    — Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2023
  • The first case prosecuted with the new laws was against Said Hernandez, 26, in Laredo, Texas.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Epner, though, thinks these could be reasons the Feds moved to prosecute.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
  • But the law couldn't be used to prosecute a pregnant person who holds the drugs for their own use, even without a prescription.
    — Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The hush-money case against Trump was brought and prosecuted locally in New York state court.
    — Maryalice Parks, ABC News, 12 June 2024
  • He can not be prosecuted in the U.S. as the statute of limitations has expired on the murder in Aruba.
    — Emma Colton, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2023
  • And none have been fined or prosecuted for failing to comply.
    — Robin Urevich, ProPublica, 10 July 2023
  • Legal experts said the charges brought against Hunter Biden are rarely prosecuted.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Tarrant County prosecuted Mason in 2018 and she was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison.
    — Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 4 May 2023
  • The statewide office can only prosecute crimes that occurred in two or more counties.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Instead of prosecuting Prigozhin for leading the armed insurrection, Putin agreed to drop the charges.
    — Catherine Belton, Shane Harris and Greg Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2023
  • Trump has also gone after those prosecuting him, suggesting Smith should be arrested and calling him a criminal.
    — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Chiquita knew the district attorney’s office rarely prosecuted law enforcement officers for using excessive force.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024

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