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
Before embarking on a political career, Starmer served as the U.K.’s director of public prosecutions, running the Crown Prosecution Service during the country’s child rape gangs scandal.
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Once Trump was elected president, however, special counsel Jack Smith moved to drop the case against him because of the Justice Department’s longstanding policy that a sitting president can’t face criminal prosecution.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
As in the 1870s, scores of federal prosecutions have taken place over the last four years.
—Brittany Friedman / Made By History, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Merchant suggests that Wade, who had no prosecution experience, was only chosen to prosecute the enormously complex case because of the relationship.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
Once Trump was elected president, however, special counsel Jack Smith moved to drop the case against him because of the Justice Department’s longstanding policy that a sitting president can’t face criminal prosecution.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
As in the 1870s, scores of federal prosecutions have taken place over the last four years.
—Brittany Friedman / Made By History, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Merchant suggests that Wade, who had no prosecution experience, was only chosen to prosecute the enormously complex case because of the relationship.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecution
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Leadership in 2025 will require courage, vision, and relentless execution.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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One of our most important jobs at The Upshot is to give readers a kind of journalism that wouldn’t otherwise exist at The New York Times — in conception, execution or both.The Upshot Staff, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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The committee didn’t vote on implementations, but office vacancies aren’t going away.Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025
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By January next year, a full implementation will come into effect following an onboarding and piloting period, reports Fashion Network.Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 13 Jan. 2025
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At the lower levels of the firm, particularly the fulfillment centers, working conditions were often poor.Steve Denning, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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The spot was close to an Amazon fulfillment center.Dan Medeiros, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Prosecution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecution. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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