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 Last week, Buckelew denied a defense motion for a gag order on public remarks by the trial attorneys, and also denied a prosecution motion requesting Garcia Torres’ prison file. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026 He was charged with second-degree murder, felony harassment, domestic assault and two counts of tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Trump directed the secretary of Homeland Security to work with other executive agencies to identify fentanyl smuggling networks and for the attorney general to pursue prosecutions for fentanyl trafficking. — Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 Sheinbaum has denied shielding Rocha Moya but rejected Washington’s request to arrest and extradite the defendants without credible evidence, insisting that any prosecution take place in Mexico. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prosecution

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecution

Noun

At night, Axira leads a secret operation, smuggling the ruler’s Heartfillers — until one mistake results in her execution date, per the book’s synopsis.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Despite the jury recommending life without parole, the judge went against their wishes and imposed a state execution.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

The current implementation also takes about 69 seconds to run on an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X processor, leaving substantial scope for optimization.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
The implementation of these checks and balances can be seen as tactical and their uses have evolved over time in ways the Founders might not have envisioned.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of implementation

Noun

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

Noun

The use of remote lockers and location pickup climbed 14 percent year over year and surpassed buy online, pickup in store (BOPIS) and curbside pickup as the leading alternative fulfillment method.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
This article is part of our Life on the Other Side of the Game series, which looks at the lessons former athletes have learned in retirement about success, fulfillment and perspective.

— Elise Devlin, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026