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
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.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 31 Oct. 2024
If that happens, Trump can sweep away his federal prosecutions and put off any sentence for his New York State conviction indefinitely.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Doctors can still face prosecution, but are allowed to make the case to a judge or jury that their actions were protected, not unlike self-defense arguments after homicides.
—Cassandra Jaramillo and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
The attorney running against her is partly doing so in protest of Willis' prosecution of Trump.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 31 Oct. 2024
If that happens, Trump can sweep away his federal prosecutions and put off any sentence for his New York State conviction indefinitely.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
Doctors can still face prosecution, but are allowed to make the case to a judge or jury that their actions were protected, not unlike self-defense arguments after homicides.
—Cassandra Jaramillo and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
The attorney running against her is partly doing so in protest of Willis' prosecution of Trump.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecution
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Thailand lifted a de facto moratorium on the use of the death penalty in 2018, executing a man by lethal injection in the country’s first execution since August 2009, according to rights groups.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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In execution, however, the film exhibits something of a split personality by awkwardly moving between cutesy soap operatic romance and an unsparing, oft-devastating portrait of the myriad hurdles facing foreign workers.Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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The decrease is attributed to historical inventory adjustments and a new bill of material system implementation.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
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So much of the federal government’s implementation could be done in months.Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2024
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This mixed-media doc features three young skateboarders in Havana, Cuba who search for freedom and personal fulfillment by redefining socialist monuments as skate parks.John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Whole fulfillment depends on this dedication to follow-up treatment.Ethan Stone, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Prosecution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecution. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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