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
The mention of plea negotiations came when Judge Ramon Reyes, who is overseeing the poker case, asked Jones about consenting to stopping the 70-day speedy trial clock — a common occurrence in complex prosecutions.
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John Annese, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
When there were prosecutions, all-white juries acquitted the guilty.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
In March 2019, in a land scam case before the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Riaz’s Bahria Town evaded prosecution by agreeing to pay a fine of $3 billion over seven years into an account maintained by the Court.
—Rafia Zakaria, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Police at the time said that the city’s crime lab quickly tested rape kits taken from victims in cases where the suspect was a stranger, but testing was often delayed when the suspect was an acquaintance and the victim asked not to move forward with testing or to pursue prosecution.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
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John Annese, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
When there were prosecutions, all-white juries acquitted the guilty.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
In March 2019, in a land scam case before the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Riaz’s Bahria Town evaded prosecution by agreeing to pay a fine of $3 billion over seven years into an account maintained by the Court.
—Rafia Zakaria, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Police at the time said that the city’s crime lab quickly tested rape kits taken from victims in cases where the suspect was a stranger, but testing was often delayed when the suspect was an acquaintance and the victim asked not to move forward with testing or to pursue prosecution.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecution
Noun
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To take it from idea to information to knowledge to execution.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The firm praised management’s execution and says the stock is highly underappreciated by investors.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The policy and its implementation are consistent with the Montessori mission at Holliday, but policy and practice are districtwide.—
Connye Griffin,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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The award includes $8,448,000 in implementation funds aimed at reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Pipkins is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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People around the world were decrying the perpetration of a genocide.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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Amazon has sought to capitalize on the trend by offering a competing service that lets businesses tap into its network to ship orders placed on other sites, called multi-channel fulfillment.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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And his fulfillment of his promise to fix the economy has been equally impressive.—
William W Bedsworth,
Oc Register,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Prosecution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecution. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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