as in executions
the doing of an action
oversaw the prosecution of the president's foreign policy
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Recent Examples of prosecutions
The new criteria includes failure to exercise impartiality in prosecutions; failure to strictly comply with the State Bar of Georgia’s code of professional conduct; failure to comply with open records laws; and failure to comply with discovery procedures.
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David Wickert, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026
The administration has since indicated that McDonald would instead report to the deputy attorney general -- like all other division heads -- though his confirmation hearing left open many questions about exactly what role Vance will have in overseeing investigations and prosecutions.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
Barack Obama pledged to look forward and not backwards, not only closing the door on prosecutions for executive lawbreaking but also failing to hold accountable those responsible for the 2008 financial crisis and the ensuing Great Recession.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
This mostly comes to us through court cases and prosecutions.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
The administration has since indicated that McDonald would instead report to the deputy attorney general — like all other division heads — though his confirmation hearing left open many questions about exactly what role Vance will have in overseeing investigations and prosecutions.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
The dismissal underscores how the administration’s aggressive deportation push has begun to collide with federal prosecutions and exposes a clash of priorities between the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
At the film’s center is Seyo Kim (Chen Emilie Yan), a meek state lawyer looking to make a difference, but who accepts, with begrudging sighs, her department’s 80% rate of dropping hate crime prosecutions as just another part of the job.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
The harm did not depend on mass prosecutions.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
David Wickert, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026
The administration has since indicated that McDonald would instead report to the deputy attorney general -- like all other division heads -- though his confirmation hearing left open many questions about exactly what role Vance will have in overseeing investigations and prosecutions.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
Barack Obama pledged to look forward and not backwards, not only closing the door on prosecutions for executive lawbreaking but also failing to hold accountable those responsible for the 2008 financial crisis and the ensuing Great Recession.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
This mostly comes to us through court cases and prosecutions.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
The administration has since indicated that McDonald would instead report to the deputy attorney general — like all other division heads — though his confirmation hearing left open many questions about exactly what role Vance will have in overseeing investigations and prosecutions.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
The dismissal underscores how the administration’s aggressive deportation push has begun to collide with federal prosecutions and exposes a clash of priorities between the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
At the film’s center is Seyo Kim (Chen Emilie Yan), a meek state lawyer looking to make a difference, but who accepts, with begrudging sighs, her department’s 80% rate of dropping hate crime prosecutions as just another part of the job.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
The harm did not depend on mass prosecutions.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecutions
Noun
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Florida carried out 19 executions in 2025, a modern-era record.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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The executions followed the killing of a German general and his staff by communist guerrillas a few days earlier.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Traditional Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) addresses this, but standard implementations require the user to verify that the hardware functions exactly as specified by the manufacturer.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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In addition to poor implementations of AI creating new problems rather than solutions to old problems, AI can also create new risks.—
TerDawn DeBoe,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Each candidate framed their campaign around conservative credentials, but differed in emphasis — from legislative accomplishments and law enforcement priorities to litigation experience and ideological positioning.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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His column is blind to the differences between the two parties and to the accomplishments of recent Democratic administrations.—
Colin Cepuran,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Prosecutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecutions. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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