How to Use prosecution in a Sentence

prosecution

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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Bragg could use the testimony to prove that Trump could and would do anything to avoid prosecution for his behavior.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The attorney running against her is partly doing so in protest of Willis' prosecution of Trump.
    — Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Failure to register is a crime, but prosecutions have been rare.
    — Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • It is focused very heavily on prosecution over the last 24 years.
    — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024
  • Last week, the case appeared on the brink of a mistrial after a prosecution witness accidentally read an unredacted document out loud in front of the jury.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Its attorneys launch hate crimes prosecutions, investigate discrimination in employment and housing, and sue states when their voting rules run afoul of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
    — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024

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