prosecutions

plural of prosecution

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Recent Examples of prosecutions The story has driven calls for prosecutions, lawsuits and state action. — Drew Kurlowski, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026 But the judge initially permitted him to supervise prosecutions in his other roles — an arrangement the subsequent 9th Circuit ruling undermined. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 The Justice Department hasn’t responded to questions from CNN about its use of the provision in this case, or whether officials have plans to use it in additional prosecutions. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026 Vance then had Attorney General Todd Blanche and other top officials give more details on multiple recent SNAP theft prosecutions. — Eli Hager, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026 The constitutional protection against double jeopardy generally does not prohibit separate state and federal prosecutions for the same underlying conduct. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 But election experts said the lack of more prosecutions was telling. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 His speech will come as France begins a nationwide cleanup effort and authorities prepare prosecutions for those arrested. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office denied Statesman public records requests for the 911 audio recording and all police reports related to Laura Hamilton and Megan James, citing pending prosecutions. — Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosecutions
Noun
  • Following the execution attempt, Lee halted Tennessee's remaining executions for the year and ordered an independent review of what went wrong.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Sarah Kimani, Amnesty International’s media manager, told the AP in a January interview that the organization’s research documents summary executions, torture, abductions and rape by both government forces and the OLA.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • What's particularly interesting and endearing about this feature is that while previous implementations of the glowing logo relied on an existing screen backlight, OLED panels (which use self-emitting pixels) need no backlight.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Tencent says these improvements extend to complex game mechanics and multiplayer implementations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The full record includes real accomplishments, like restoring a depleted franchise to playoff relevance, attracting Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, adding James Harden and recovering substantial draft capital after that era unraveled.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • When judging, Sallam is less interested in comparing styles or technical accomplishments than in what remains after the screening.
    — Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Prosecutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecutions. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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