as in executions
the doing of an action
oversaw the prosecution of the president's foreign policy
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Recent Examples of prosecutions
Although federal law requires the VA to publish statistics on arrests, citations, investigations and prosecutions by local agencies, the campus police website has no link to crime data.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Mangione and his attorneys have long opposed the dual prosecutions in state and federal court, expressing concern about their ability to adequately prepare for two trials simultaneously.
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John Miller,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Those prosecutions remain ongoing.
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Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
The designation would place the Brazilian gangs in the same legal category as Hamas and Hezbollah, significantly expanding Washington’s ability to pursue sanctions, prosecutions and potentially broader security operations.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Mangione, 28, has pleaded not guilty and faces both state and federal prosecutions in the high-profile case.
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Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
By the time of Spencer’s conviction, arrests and prosecutions of such cases had nearly doubled and judges would no longer routinely grant bail to husbands or boyfriends who have been arrested.
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Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2026
An analysis of federal court records linked to nitazene prosecutions indicates that roughly 90 kilograms of material containing nitazenes in different forms (powder and pills) have been seized over the past three years.
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Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat,
STAT,
18 June 2026
The 2015 prosecutions of high-ranking soccer officials revealed the extent of corrupt practices relating to the sale of broadcast rights.
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Stefan Szymanski,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Mangione and his attorneys have long opposed the dual prosecutions in state and federal court, expressing concern about their ability to adequately prepare for two trials simultaneously.
—
John Miller,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Those prosecutions remain ongoing.
—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
The designation would place the Brazilian gangs in the same legal category as Hamas and Hezbollah, significantly expanding Washington’s ability to pursue sanctions, prosecutions and potentially broader security operations.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
Mangione, 28, has pleaded not guilty and faces both state and federal prosecutions in the high-profile case.
—
Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
By the time of Spencer’s conviction, arrests and prosecutions of such cases had nearly doubled and judges would no longer routinely grant bail to husbands or boyfriends who have been arrested.
—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2026
An analysis of federal court records linked to nitazene prosecutions indicates that roughly 90 kilograms of material containing nitazenes in different forms (powder and pills) have been seized over the past three years.
—
Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat,
STAT,
18 June 2026
The 2015 prosecutions of high-ranking soccer officials revealed the extent of corrupt practices relating to the sale of broadcast rights.
—
Stefan Szymanski,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecutions
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For spring, the Docksides and Campsides models were reinterpreted in leather executions by historic American tannery Horween Leather Company.
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Since then, neither a bipartisan push to ban the practice nor a competing effort to bring nitrogen gas executions to Ohio has gone anywhere.
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Even simple implementations can improve responsiveness without increasing staffing costs.
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These implementations were also instrumental in immediately communicating some of the trends driving new takes on the high-end fragrance category.
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The only pick lacking in accomplishments so far is Zaccharie Risacher, whom the Hawks took first in 2024.
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And at Eboigbodin’s official visit at UCLA, his birth family from Nigeria and host family in Southern California were able to come together for the first time, celebrating his accomplishments and giving the future Bruin confidence that UCLA was home.
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“Prosecutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecutions. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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