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
These reasons identify why many survivors don’t feel able to pursue options available to them, including prosecution when an arrest has occurred.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
Clayton's office has brought the first two prosecutions of insider trading on prediction markets, including cases against a special forces soldier and Google employee, putting his office at the center of the debate about how to govern the sites that critics say are rife with insider trading.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 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, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
Criminal prosecutions address specific violations by specific people.
—Lucy Lang, Time, 10 June 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
Clayton's office has brought the first two prosecutions of insider trading on prediction markets, including cases against a special forces soldier and Google employee, putting his office at the center of the debate about how to govern the sites that critics say are rife with insider trading.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 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, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
Criminal prosecutions address specific violations by specific people.
—Lucy Lang, Time, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecution
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The high court has previously upheld other methods of execution throughout the country, including lethal injection, electrocution and firing squad, but nitrogen gas has been the subject of intense litigation since Alabama became the first state in the nation to begin using it in early 2024.—
Abigail Brooks,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Alabama has consistently defended its nitrogen gas protocol as a humane alternative to lethal injection, the state's primary execution method, which faced heavy scrutiny after several botched execution attempts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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At the same time, the FTA will conduct an independent assessment of MARTA's Safety Risk Reduction Program and will investigate the agency's implementation of the Required Actions Regarding Assaults on Transit Workers general directive from 2024.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Perhaps most significant was Pratt’s approach to homelessness, which ran counter to the local liberal establishment’s policymaking consensus and implementation regime.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
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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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Lyon said roughly 75 people have gone through the program, with some learning sewing while others have been trained in fulfillment and other trade skills.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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Third-party providers handle production, packaging and shipping—eliminating the need to manage inventory or fulfillment.—
ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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“Prosecution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecution. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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