Synonyms of prosecutions

prosecutions

noun

plural of prosecution

as in executions

the doing of an action

oversaw the prosecution of the president's foreign policy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• executions
• perpetrations
• implementations
• accomplishments
• fulfillments
• achievements
• performances
• enactments
• discharges
• commissions
• applications
• expeditions
• administrations
• pursuances
• managements
• handlings
• dispatches
• operations
• practices
• directions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonperformances
• nonfulfillments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prosecutions

The Department of Justice has launched pretextual prosecutions against the President’s political opponents. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 25 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

That comes after a rash of deaths, injuries and prosecutions in Orange County and elsewhere in California associated with the electric vehicles. — Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2026

With no one above her in the office, Chattah has seemingly been calling the shots on federal prosecutions in the state, handling cases referred by the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and other law enforcement agencies. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

That creates obvious risks to victims and witnesses who are participating in our prosecutions. — Eileen Burke, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

The past year has seen the first prosecutions of soldiers and military figures using classified knowledge to make money on these prediction markets. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026

A number of federal criminal investigations and prosecutions targeting nonprofits are now underway. — Gabe Kaminsky, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

In some places, the threat of investigations and prosecutions is enough to stop access. — Brittany Fonteno, Time, 17 Aug. 2026