PROSECUTION Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

prosecution

noun

ˌprä-si-ˈkyü-shən

Definition of prosecution

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 In another case, a judge blocked the administration from threatening election workers with prosecution. — Shahrzad Rasekh Patrick Cooley Mark Bonamo Kevin Williams, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2026 Bowles distinguished between the legal standards for criminal prosecution and the university’s responsibility to address conduct that could threaten student safety or violate campus regulations. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026 Consistent with this, California also wrote in its filing that the remedy for unlawful voting is through criminal prosecution. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2026 Only two weeks ago, Hellerstein presided over a Manhattan hearing in the ongoing narco-terrorism conspiracy prosecution of Maduro, who was captured earlier this year in a surprise raid. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prosecution

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Noun

Sarah Kimani, Amnesty International’s media manager, told the AP in a January interview that the organization’s research documents summary executions, torture, abductions and rape by both government forces and the OLA.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
The idea matters, but anyone can have an idea; what matters most is the execution of that idea.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

Systemic change requires systemic action, yet misaligned economic incentives, competing data demands and incompatible timelines routinely bog down implementation.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Even Goldman’s Solomon has acknowledged that enterprise implementation may unfold more slowly than people now expect—and behind closed doors, his peers agree.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of implementation

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What happens when the response to the horror of 9/11 becomes an arena for perpetration of further crimes, rather than the healing of wounds already inflicted?

— Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
Pipkins is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025

Definition of perpetration

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The new moon in Scorpio on November 9, followed by Mercury’s direct station in the same sign on November 13, signals new beginnings and forward motion related to the things that bring you a sense of personal fulfillment.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Outside of tech and cloud services, Amazon is continuing to invest heavily in its retail and fulfillment network.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026