PROSECUTED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

prosecuted

verb

past tense of prosecute

as in executed

to carry through (as a process) to completion the neurologists plan to prosecute their research for as long as funding remains available

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Recent Examples of prosecuted Trump negotiating a settlement to his own lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service that would set up the compensation fund for those perceived to be wrongly prosecuted — proved too toxic for the Senate to bear. —

Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 23 May 2026 Crenshaw said the government would not have prosecuted Abrego Garcia if not for his successful lawsuit challenging his deportation to El Salvador. —

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 22 May 2026 Trump negotiating a settlement to his own lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service that would set up the compensation fund for those perceived to be wrongly prosecuted — proved too toxic for the Senate to bear. —

Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026 Prosecutors said anyone who is assisting Lax in avoiding apprehension or harboring him will be charged and prosecuted. —

Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 Tina Peters’ free speech was never violated, nor was she prosecuted for it. —

Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 20 May 2026 New York Attorney General Letitia James prosecuted the case and won. —

Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 The county District Attorney’s Office has prosecuted at least eight such cases dating back to 1997, according to an office spokesperson. —

Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026 Moulton had called for the agency and individual agents to be prosecuted before going back and forth with Lyons on social media. —

Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026

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In June, investigators executed a search warrant at the girlfriend’s residence, where authorities allegedly discovered a 32-gallon trash can that later tested positive for Alexis’ blood, WISC reported.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that search warrants were executed in relation to VC Defensa but did not answer questions about the nature of the investigation.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026