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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Vummadi sees Giga’s implementation speed as one of its main competitive advantages.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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This includes a customizable home screen that can display time, temperature, weather, humidity, outdoor air quality, and more (versus a static screen), and energy-saving implementations that can either run automatically or require you to opt-in through the Google Home app.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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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The analyst's bullish investment thesis is also based on the cost-to-serve improvements in Amazon's retail business, driven by automation in fulfillment centers and an enhanced logistics network.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
9 Nov. 2025
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The New York Times also reported that internal Amazon documents show that the e-tailer plans to cull its warehouse and fulfillment hiring plans because of the ever-increasing role of AI and automation in the supply chain.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Prosecution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecution. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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