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

With no one above her in the office, Chattah seemingly has 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, 5 Sep. 2026

The case is the latest in a series of federal prosecutions involving people accused of working for the Chinese government without proper disclosure, as tensions between Washington and Beijing remain high. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

One of the most striking indications of the scale of this campaign is the explosion of high treason and espionage prosecutions since the start of the war. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

That work feeds federal and state threat assessments, informs social media platforms on how to identify extremist users and content, shapes prevention programs and supplies the evidentiary basis for prosecutions and congressional oversight. — Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

The order also directed federal prosecutors to prioritize prosecutions of any election official believed to be violating election laws. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Blanche’s immediate predecessor, Pam Bondi, was ousted in April after failing to deliver successful prosecutions against the president’s political enemies. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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